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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region South Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
462
4268
10566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
461
4265
10563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
440
4192
10451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
3060
8318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
953
2036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
62
953
2036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
946
2016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
509
1147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
442
996
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
14
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Australia
10 Genera with 14 Species
Agrius Hübner, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Hopliocnema Rothschild &..., 18971SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Australia
14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826Godart´s Hawk Moth
Ambulyx dohertyi Rothschild, 1894
Ambulyx dohertyi dohertyi Rothschild, 1894
Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777
Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777White-brow Hawk Moth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832Coprosma Hawk Moth
Hopliocnema brachycera Lower, 1897Desert Hawk Moth
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892Australian Striped Hawk Moth
Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928)⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775Impatiens Hawk Moth
Theretra oldenlandiae oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in South Australia
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
1
2
Genus
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