Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Sai Kung District (New Territories East, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 128
770
936 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 128
770
936 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 117
742
902 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 81
676
834 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 45
570
710 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 45
570
710 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 44
569
709 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
394
502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
376
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
21
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 14
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sai Kung District
14 Genera with 21 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cypoides Matsumura, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parum Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sataspes Moore, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sai Kung District
21 Species | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Acosmeryx sericeus Walker, 1865 | Silky forest hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx ochracea Butler, 1885 | Ochreous gliding hawkmoth | | Ambulyx sericeipennis Butler, 1875 | | | Angonyx testacea Walker, 1856 | Northern dark-green hawkmoth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cypoides chinensis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Eupanacra busiris Walker, 1856 | Green rippled hawkmoth | | Macroglossum divergens Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum fritzei Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875 | Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth | | Marumba dyras Walker, 1856 | Dull swirled hawkmoth | | Parum colligata Walker, 1856 | | | Sataspes tagalica (Boisduval, 1875) | ⇒ Sataspes javanica Roepke, 1941 | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra pallicosta Walker, 1856 | White-edged hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra suffusa Walker, 1856 | Suffused hunter hawkmoth |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Sai Kung District
 | | 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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