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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Palo Verde National Park (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
246
1831
1906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
246
1831
1906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
239
1807
1871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
186
1628
1696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
506
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
506
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
506
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
355
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
348
486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
39
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
17
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Palo Verde National Park
17 Genera with 41 Species
Aellopos Hübner, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Cautethia Grote, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 19038SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 17772SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 18877SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palo Verde National Park
41 Species
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903Clavipes Sphinx
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Cautethia spuria Boisduval, 1875Fourspot flounder
Cautethia yucatana Clark, 1919
Ceratomia igualana Schaus, 1932
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Madoryx bubastus Cramer, 1777
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Manduca barnesi Clark, 1919
Manduca corallina Druce, 1883
Manduca dilucida Edwards, 1887
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca lanuginosa Edwards, 1884Scophthalmids
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca muscosa Rothschild &..., 1903Muscosa Sphinx
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes juanita Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes porcus Hübner, 1823Porcu Sphinx Moth
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes turbata Edwards, 1887

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Palo Verde National Park
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
12
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
4
11
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