Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Oman (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 202
1137
2078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1133
2074 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 192
1110
2037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 148
998
1896 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
486
999 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
486
999 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
486
999 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
345
768 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
322
720 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 1
12
15 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 12
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Oman
12 Genera with 15 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Oman
15 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847 | Death's-head Hawk Moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion rebeli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Rebel´s Striped Hawk | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Nephele xylina Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | Great Polyptychus | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Oman
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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