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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
783
15064
73730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
779
15035
73567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
729
14837
73064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
466
12033
63593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
89
3230
13158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
88
3226
13107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
84
3211
13072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1931
6541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1723
5475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
7
104
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
54
124
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Europe
54 Genera with 124 Species
#ACDEHILMNPSTUX
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1922Death's head Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Adhemarius Oiticica, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 18265SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Andriasa Walker, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Arctonotus Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Axia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Cautethia Grote, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Celerio Agassiz, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Darapsa Walker, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths4SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroplanes Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18323SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 190826SpeciesTaxom
Hyloicus Linnaeus, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Lapara Walker, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Marumba Moore, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 17722SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17712SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 20012SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1758Eyed Hawkmoths3SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodina Blanchard, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 20144SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Unzela Walker, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 18949SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Europe
124 Species and 16 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Acherontia lachesis lachesis Oberthür & ..., 1922
Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870
Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903Clavipes Sphinx
Aellopos clavipes clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903
Agrius batatae (Christoph, 1884)⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826Godart´s Hawk Moth
Ambulyx bakeri B.P. Clark, 1929
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Andriasa caliginis Darge, 2012
Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856
Arctonotus lucidus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Proserpinus lucidus Boisduval, 1852
Axia margarita Hübner, 1813
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Cautethia spuria Boisduval, 1875Fourspot flounder
Celerio galii (Kuznetsova, 1906)⇒ Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775
Daphnis hypothous hypothous Cramer, 1780
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779Azalea Sphinx
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758Small elephant hawk moth
Deilephila tithymali (Boisduval, 1834)⇒ Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834
Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk
Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemaris (Hemaris) croatica Esper, 1800Olive Bee Hawk-moth
Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758Broad-bordered Bee Hawk
Hemeroplanes triptolemus Pieter Cramer, 1779
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823Large Striped Hawk-moth
Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832Coprosma Hawk Moth
Hyles dahlii Geyer, 1827Smoky Spurge Hawk-moth
Hyles dolomiticola Stauder., 1930
Hyles esulae Boisduval, 1834
Hyles etrusca Verity, 1911
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles euphorbiae euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758
Hyles galii (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Hyles grentzenbergi Staudinger, 1885
Hyles hippophaes Esper, 1789Sea Thorn Hawk-moth
Hyles hippophaes hippophaes Esper, 1789
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hyles lineata livornica Esper, 1779
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892Australian Striped Hawk Moth
Hyles nicaea Prunner, 1798Greater Spurge Hawk-moth
Hyles robertsi Butler, 1880Spurge Hawkmoth
Hyles rothschildi Stauder., 1928
Hyles strasillai Stauder., 1921
Hyles subiacensis Dannehl, 1929
Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth
Hyles tithymali gecki de Freina, 1991
Hyles tithymali tithymali Boisduval, 1834
Hyles vandalusica Rebel, 1910
Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780Dusky hawk moth
Hyles viverina Dso., 1908
Hyloicus maurorum (Jordan, 1931)⇒ Sphinx maurorum Jordan, 1931
Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780
Laothoe amurensis Staudinger, 1892Aspen Hawk-moth
Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar hawk moth
Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797Pine sphinx
Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum heliophila heliophila Boisduval, 1875
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819
Manduca diffissa mesosa Rothschild &..., 1916
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775Oak hawk moth
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Neopolyptychus consimilis ancylus Rothschild &..., 1916
Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856
Nephele vespera (Rothschild &..., 1910)⇒ Nephele xylina Rothschild &..., 1910
Nyceryx coffaeae Walker, 1856
Pachylia darceta Druce, 1881
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Pachysphinx occidentalis Edwards, 1875Big Poplar Sphinx
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx
Polyptychus paupercula paupercula Holland, 1889
Polyptychus trisecta Aurivillius, 1901
Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772Willowherb hawk moth
Proserpinus proserpinus Pallas, 1772Willowherb Hawkmoth
Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudoclanis sororia (Kernbach, 1954)⇒ Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Psilogramma tanimbarica Brechlin, 2001
Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758Eyed Hawk-moth
Smerinthus ocellata ocellata Linnaeus, 1758
Smerinthus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth
Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758Privet Hawk Moth
Sphinx maurorum Jordan, 1931Southern Pine Hawk-moth
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904
Temnora manengouba (Darge, 1973)⇒ Temnora hollandi Clark, 1920
Temnora merukilia Darge, 2011
Temnora prokopci Melichar & Å..., 2014
Theretra clotho Drury, 1773Common hunter hawkmoth
Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877
Unzela japix Cramer, 1776
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes cthulhu Haxaire & Va..., 2008
Xylophanes guianensis Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes porcus Hübner, 1823Porcu Sphinx Moth
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes zurcheri Druce, 1894

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in South Europe
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
31
84
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
11
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
11
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



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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