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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Okinawa Prefecture (Southern Kyushu, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
353
2726
4216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
353
2726
4216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
2668
4123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
225
2163
3400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
673
910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
673
910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
673
910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
487
672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
437
615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
19
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
13
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Okinawa Prefecture
13 Genera with 35 Species
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1903Bee Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dolbina Staudinger, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Gurelca Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17934SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 175815SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Parum Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pergesa Walker, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18565SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Okinawa Prefecture
35 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acosmeryx castanea Rothschild &..., 1903
Acosmeryx naga Moore, 1858
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth
Cephonodes xanthus Rothschild &..., 1903
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856)⇒ Dolbina mindanaensis Brechlin, 2009
Dolbina tancrei Staudinger, 1887
Gurelca hyas Walker, 1856
Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775Hippotion Sphinx Moth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth
Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793Dark striated hawkmoth
Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum divergens Walker, 1856
Macroglossum divergens heliophila Boisduval, 1875
Macroglossum faro Cramer, 1779
Macroglossum faro faro Cramer, 1779
Macroglossum fritzei Rothschild &..., 1903
Macroglossum heliophila Boisduval, 1875
Macroglossum mediovitta Rothschild &..., 1903
Macroglossum neotroglodytus Kitching & C..., 2000
Macroglossum passalus Drury, 1773
Macroglossum poecilum Rothschild &..., 1903
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth
Macroglossum saga Butler, 1878Grey-tipped hummingbird hawkmoth
Macroglossum sitiene Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Manduca diffissa mesosa Rothschild &..., 1916
Parum colligata Walker, 1856
Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779Green pergesa hawkmoth
Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856Gray hawk moth
Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758Levant Hawk Moth
Theretra clotho Drury, 1773Common hunter hawkmoth
Theretra japonica Boisduval, 1869
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Okinawa Prefecture
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
8
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Sphingidae at artfakta.se
Sphingidae at dyntaxa.se
Sphingidae at gbif.org
Sphingidae at irmng.org
Sphingidae at itis.gov