Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Ratnapura (Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 110
320
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 110
320
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 97
285
328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 64
241
279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
167
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
167
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
167
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
136
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
134
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
10
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ratnapura
8 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Ratnapura
10 Species | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Daphnis layardii Moore, 1882 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Macroglossum mitchellii Boisduval, 1875 | | | Marumba dyras Walker, 1856 | Dull swirled hawkmoth | | Megacorma obliqua Walker, 1856 | Black-belted hawkmoth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Ratnapura
 | | 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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