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Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Peru (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
580
9390
28804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
577
9384
28798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
552
9245
28393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
356
7215
23110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
70
2308
8112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
70
2308
8112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
69
2303
8101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
1647
6275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
25
1524
5940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
97
377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
35
195
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peru
35 Genera with 195 Species
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Adhemarius Oiticica, 190310SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Aleuron Boisduval, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17758SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17588SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 178712SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 175818SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Euryglottis Boisduval, 19986SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroplanes Hübner, 17793SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17794SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 19954SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 191730SpeciesTaxom
Morcocytius Eitschberger, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Oryba Walker, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Pachygonidia Fletcher, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Pemba Rothschild &..., 19603SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 19355SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 19037SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 19955SpeciesTaxom
Unzela Walker, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 189461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
195 Species and 32 Subspecies
Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870
Adhemarius dentoni Clark, 1916
Adhemarius eurysthenes R. Felder, 1874
Adhemarius gannascus gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius palmeri Boisduval, 1875
Adhemarius roessleri Eitschberger, 2002
Adhemarius sexoculata Grote, 1865
Adhemarius sexoculatus
Adhemarius tigrina Felder, 1874
Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Aleuron carinata Walker, 1856
Aleuron neglectum Rothschild &..., 1903
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875
Callionima acuta Rothschild &..., 1910
Callionima denticulata Schaus, 1895
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Callionima juliane Eitschberger, 2000
Callionima nomius Walker, 1856Fan-tailed Bark Moth
Callionima pan Cramer, 1779
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Cocytius mortuorum (Rothschild &..., 1910)⇒ Morcocytius mortuorum Rothschild &..., 1910
Enyo bathus Rothschild, 1904
Enyo bathus bathus
Enyo cavifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Enyo danum (Cramer, 1782)⇒ Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo lugubris lugubris Linnaeus, 1771
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis alope alope Drury, 1770
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890Cramer's Sphinx
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis ello ello Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859Lassauxs Sphinx Moth
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Eumorpha adamsi Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha capronnieri Boisduval, 1875
Eumorpha cissi Schaufuss, 1870
Eumorpha drucei Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha eacus (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816
Eumorpha fasciata (Sulzer, 1776)⇒ Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha fasciatus fasciatus Sulzer, 1776
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816Eacus sphinx
Eumorpha obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha obliquus obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eumorpha vitis vitis Linnaeus, 1758
Eupyrrhoglossum corvus Boisduval, 1870
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Eupyrrhoglossum venustum Rothschild &..., 1910
Euryglottis albostigmata basalis Rothschild &..., 1906
Euryglottis aper Walker, 1856
Euryglottis davidianus Dognin, 1891
Euryglottis dognini Rothschild, 1896
Euryglottis guttiventris Rothschild& ..., 1903
Euryglottis oliver Eitschberger, 1998
Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemeroplanes ornatus Rothschild, 1894
Hemeroplanes triptolemus Pieter Cramer, 1779
Hyles annei Guérin-Ménev..., 1839
Hyles euphorbiarum Guérin-Ménev..., 1835
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Isognathus caricae Linnaeus, 1758
Isognathus excelsior (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865
Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Lintneria aurigutta Rothschild &..., 1903
Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Lintneria phalerata Kernbach, 1955
Lintneria porioni Cadiou, 1995
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum prometheus prometheus Boisduval, 1875
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth
Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819
Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856White-plagued sphinx
Manduca albolineata Gehlen, 1935
Manduca andicola Rothschild &..., 1916
Manduca bergi Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca brunalba Clark, 1929
Manduca camposi Schaus, 1932
Manduca capsici Boisduval, 1875
Manduca chinchilla Gehlen, 1942
Manduca clarki Rothschild &..., 1916
Manduca dalica dalica Kirby, 1877
Manduca diffissa Butler, 1871
Manduca diffissa tropicalis Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca diffissa zischkai Kernbach, 1952
Manduca extrema Gehlen, 1926
Manduca leucospila Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca lichenea Burmeister, 1855
Manduca mossi Jordan, 1911
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca reducta Gehlen, 1930
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca rustica rustica Fabricius, 1775
Manduca scutata Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca scutata scutata
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Manduca sexta paphus Cramer, 1779
Manduca sexta peruviana Bryk, 1953
Manduca sexta sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Manduca trimacula Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca vestalis Jordan, 1917
Morcocytius mortuorum Rothschild &..., 1910
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Nyceryx coffaeae Walker, 1856
Nyceryx ericea Druce, 1888
Nyceryx hyposticta R. Felder, 1874
Nyceryx magna R. Felder, 1874
Oryba achemenides Cramer, 1779
Oryba kadeni Schaufuss, 1870
Pachygonidia hopfferi Staudinger, 1875
Pachygonidia martini Gehlen, 1943
Pachygonidia ribbei Druce, 1881
Pachylia darceta Druce, 1881
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylia syces Hübner, 1819
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Pemba brunnea Beier, 1960
Pemba peruana Beier, 1960
Perigonia grisea Rothschild &..., 1903
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Perigonia lusca interrupta Walker, 1864
Perigonia manni Clark, 1935
Protambulyx euryalus Rothschild &..., 1903
Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx goeldii Rothschild &..., 1903
Protambulyx ockendeni Rothschild &..., 1903
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Protambulyx strigilis strigilis Linnaeus, 1771
Protambulyx sulphurea Rothschild &..., 1903
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Sphinx arthuri (Rothschild, 1897)⇒ Lintneria arthuri Rothschild, 1897
Sphinx aurigutta (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Lintneria aurigutta Rothschild &..., 1903
Sphinx merops (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Sphinx phalerata (Kernbach, 1955)⇒ Lintneria phalerata Kernbach, 1955
Sphinx porioni (Cadiou, 1995)⇒ Lintneria porioni Cadiou, 1995
Unzela japix Cramer, 1776
Unzela japix japix Cramer, 1776
Xylophanes aglaor Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes alexandrei Vaglia & Hax..., 2009
Xylophanes amadis Stoll, 1782
Xylophanes amadis stuarti (Rothschild, 1894)⇒ Xylophanes amadis Stoll, 1782
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes aristor Boisduval, 1870
Xylophanes bilineata Gehlen, 1928
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes chiron chiron Drury, 1773
Xylophanes chiron nechus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes cosmius Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes crotonis Walker, 1856
Xylophanes docilis Butler, 1875
Xylophanes elara Druce, 1878
Xylophanes epaphus Boisduval, 1885
Xylophanes eumedon Boisduval, 1885
Xylophanes fassli Gehlen, 1928
Xylophanes fusimacula R. Felder, 1874
Xylophanes germen Schaus, 1890
Xylophanes germen germen Schaus, 1890
Xylophanes germen yurakano Lichy, 1945
Xylophanes guianensis Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes hannemanni Closs, 1917
Xylophanes hannemanni hannemanni Closs, 1917
Xylophanes hojeda (Gehlen., 1928)⇒ Xylophanes hydrata Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes hydrata Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes indistincta Closs, 1915
Xylophanes lamontagnei Vaglia & Hax..., 2008
Xylophanes libya Druce, 1878Libya Sphinx
Xylophanes lichyi Kitching & C..., 2000
Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878
Xylophanes maculator Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes maculator maculator
Xylophanes media Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes nabuchodonosor Oberthur, 1904
Xylophanes neoptolemus Cramer, 1780
Xylophanes obscurus Rothschild &..., 1910
Xylophanes ockendeni Rothschild, 1904
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes porioni Cadiou, 2000
Xylophanes pyrrhus Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes resta Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes rhodochlora Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes rhodoclora
Xylophanes rhodotus Rothschild, 1904
Xylophanes rothschildi Dognin, 1895
Xylophanes rothschildi bilineata (Gehlen., 1928)⇒ Xylophanes bilineata Gehlen, 1928
Xylophanes rothschildia
Xylophanes rufescens Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes schausi serenus Rothschild &..., 1910
Xylophanes schreiteri Clark, 1923
Xylophanes sericus (Gehlen, 1940)⇒ Xylophanes hydrata Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758
Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878
Xylophanes undata Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes virescens Butler, 1875
Xylophanes xylobotes Burmeister, 1878
Xylophanes zurcheri Druce, 1894

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Peru
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
22
129
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
3
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
8
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


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