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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Papua Province (Western New Guinea, Indonesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
192
1888
6942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
192
1888
6942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
177
1816
6689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
1683
6433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
516
1915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
516
1915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
516
1915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
453
1699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
284
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua Province
10 Genera with 14 Species
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 20012SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua Province
14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acosmeryx miskinoides Vaglia & Hax..., 2007
Ambulyx jordani Bethune-Baker, 1910
Cechenena helops papuana Rothschild &..., 1903
Daphnis dohertyi Rothschild, 1897
Daphnis placida Walker, 1856
Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Eupanacra splendens splendens Rothschild, 1894
Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782
Hippotion joiceyi Clark, 1922
Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Papua Province
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
1
2
Genus
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