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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve (Monteverde Canton, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
1302
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
1302
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
170
1300
1421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
136
1170
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
603
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
603
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
603
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
468
808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
463
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
35
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
12
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve
12 Genera with 25 Species
Adhemarius Oiticica, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 189412SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve
25 Species
Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777
Callionima denticulata Schaus, 1895
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Nyceryx eximia Rothschild &..., 1916
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Xylophanes acrus Rothschild &..., 1910
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes belti Druce, 1878
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes cthulhu Haxaire & Va..., 2008
Xylophanes godmani Druce, 1882
Xylophanes jordani Clark, 1916
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes zurcheri Druce, 1894

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
8
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
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