Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Saudi Arabia (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 277
2039
4446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 276
2038
4444 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 270
2026
4428 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 187
1649
3779 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
705
1629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
705
1629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
705
1629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
473
1185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
422
1081 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
18
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 15
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Saudi Arabia
15 Genera with 25 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Afrogramma Eitschberger..., 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1843 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 2009 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoliana Carcasson, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1932 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saudi Arabia
25 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847 | Death's-head Hawk Moth | | Afrogramma asirensis Wiltshire, 1980 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Euchloron megaera asiatica Haxaire & Me..., 2009 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion moorei Jordan, 1926 | | | Hippotion pentagramma Hampson, 1910 | | | Hippotion rebeli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Rebel´s Striped Hawk | | Hippotion rosae Butler, 1882 | Grey Hippotion | | Hippotion rosae rosae Butler, 1882 | | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Macropoliana asirensis Wiltshire, 1980 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | V Nephele | | Nephele xylina Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | Great Polyptychus | | Pseudoclanis molitor molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Pseudoclanis molitor subviridis Talbot, 1932 | | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet | | Temnora pseudopylas Rothschild, 1894 | Lobed Temnora |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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