Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Papua Region (Papua New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 162
941
2654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 161
939
2651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 154
914
2611 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 127
848
2442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
224
484 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
224
484 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
224
484 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
202
457 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
201
456 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
13
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 10
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Papua Region
10 Genera with 12 Species | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megacorma W. Rothschil..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1916 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Papua Region
12 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acosmeryx miskini Murray, 1873 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx dohertyi dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Angonyx papuana Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Daphnis placida placida Walker, 1856 | | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Megacorma obliqua obliqua Walker, 1856 | | | Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001 | | | Theretra indistincta papuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Theretra insularis insularis Swinhoe, 1892 | | | Theretra radiosa Rothschild &..., 1916 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Papua Region
 | | 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
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