Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Saint Lucia (Lesser Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 182
945
1461 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 182
945
1461 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 176
916
1425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 123
760
1252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 19
144
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 19
144
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 19
144
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
115
147 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
112
144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 1
11
15 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 11
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Saint Lucia
11 Genera with 15 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saint Lucia
15 Species and 3 Subspecies | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Erinnyis stheno (Geyer, 1829) | ⇒ Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | | Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771 | Satellite sphinx | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca rustica harterti Rothschild, 1894 | | | Manduca sexta jamaicensis Butler, 1875 | | | Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | Coffee Sphinx | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Xylophanes chiron lucianus Rothschild &..., 1906 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Saint Lucia
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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