Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 348
2667
4080 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 348
2667
4080 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 333
2610
3989 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 220
2112
3277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 51
670
903 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 51
670
903 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 51
670
903 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
484
665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
434
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
19
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 13
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ryukyu Islands
13 Genera with 35 Species | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1903 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gurelca Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parum Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pergesa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ryukyu Islands
35 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acosmeryx castanea Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Acosmeryx naga Moore, 1858 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes xanthus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Dolbina mindanaensis Brechlin, 2009 | | Dolbina tancrei Staudinger, 1887 | | | Gurelca hyas Walker, 1856 | | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum divergens Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum divergens heliophila Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum faro Cramer, 1779 | | | Macroglossum faro faro Cramer, 1779 | | | Macroglossum fritzei Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum heliophila Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum mediovitta Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum neotroglodytus Kitching & C..., 2000 | | | Macroglossum passalus Drury, 1773 | | | Macroglossum poecilum Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875 | Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum saga Butler, 1878 | Grey-tipped hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum sitiene Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manduca diffissa mesosa Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Parum colligata Walker, 1856 | | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758 | Levant Hawk Moth | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra japonica Boisduval, 1869 | | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Ryukyu Islands
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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