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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Southeast Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
490
6922
16136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
489
6921
16135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
468
6849
15979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
289
5336
12590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
60
1535
3414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
1535
3414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
1528
3407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1090
2536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1044
2467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
128
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
45
141
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Brazil
45 Genera with 141 Species
#ACDEHIMNOPSTUX
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Adhemarius Oiticica, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Aleuron Boisduval, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17879SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroplanes Hübner, 17793SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 18628SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 176322SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neogene Rothschild &..., 18271SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18907SpeciesTaxom
Orecta Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Oryba Walker, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pachygonidia Fletcher, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1773Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18544SpeciesTaxom
Philampelus Harris, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17713SpeciesTaxom
Protoparce Burmeister, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococytius Eitschberger, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17887SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Tylognathus Felder, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Unzela Walker, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 187828SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Brazil
141 Species and 16 Subspecies
Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870
Adhemarius eurysthenes R. Felder, 1874
Adhemarius gagarini Zikan, 1935
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius palmeri Boisduval, 1875
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Aleuron carinata Walker, 1856
Aleuron chloroptera Perty, 1833
Aleuron iphis Walker, 1856
Aleuron prominens Walker, 1856
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima falcifera falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Callionima nomius Walker, 1856Fan-tailed Bark Moth
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Cocytius mephisto (Haxaire & Va..., 2002)⇒ Amphonyx mephisto Haxaire & Va..., 2002
Enyo cavifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890Cramer's Sphinx
Erinnyis domingonis (Butler, 1875)⇒ Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha orientis Daniel, 1949
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha translineatus Rothschild, 1895
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemeroplanes longistriga Rothschild &..., 1903
Hemeroplanes ornatus Rothschild, 1894
Hemeroplanes triptolemus Pieter Cramer, 1779
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles euphorbiarum Guérin-Ménev..., 1835
Isognathus australis Clark, 1917
Isognathus caricae Linnaeus, 1758
Isognathus leachi Swainson, 1823
Isognathus menechus (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780
Isognathus swainsoni Felder, 1862
Isognathus swainsonii Felder & Felder, 1862
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819
Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856White-plagued sphinx
Manduca brasilensis Jordan, 1911
Manduca brasiliensis Jordan, 1911
Manduca contracta Butler, 1875
Manduca dalica Kirby, 1877
Manduca dalica anthina Jordan, 1911
Manduca diffissa Butler, 1871
Manduca diffissa petunia Boisduval, 1875
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca gueneei Clark, 1932
Manduca hannibal Cramer, 1779
Manduca hannibal hamilcar Boisduval, 1875
Manduca incisa Walker, 1956
Manduca janira Jordan, 1911
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca lefeburii lefeburii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca leucospila Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca lichenea Burmeister, 1855
Manduca manducoides Rothschild, 1895
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca rustica rustica Fabricius, 1775
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Neogene dynaeus Hübner, 1827
Nyceryx alophus alophus Boisduval, 1875
Nyceryx coffaeae Walker, 1856
Nyceryx continua Walker, 1856
Nyceryx continua continua Walker, 1856
Nyceryx lemonia (Walker, 1856)⇒ Nyceryx draudti Gehlen, 1926
Nyceryx nictitans Boisduval, 1875
Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890
Orecta lycidas Boisduval, 1875
Oryba kadeni Schaufuss, 1870
Pachygonidia mielkei Cadiou, 1997
Pachylia darceta Druce, 1881
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylia syces Hübner, 1819
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia pallida Rothschild &..., 1903
Perigonia passerina (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx
Protambulyx astygonus Boisduval, 1875
Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudococytius beelzebuth Boisduval, 1875
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Sphinx alope (Drury, 1773)⇒ Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773
Sphinx brontes (Drury, 1773)⇒ Lapara phaeobrachycerous Brou, 1994
Sphinx cluentius (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775
Sphinx franckii Neumoegen, 1893Franck's Sphinx
Sphinx geminus (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Lintneria geminus Rothschild &..., 1903
Sphinx justiciae (Walker, 1856)⇒ Lintneria justiciae Walker, 1856
Sphinx rustica (Schaller, 1788)⇒ Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904
Theretra arpi
Theretra orpheus scotinus Rothschild &..., 1915
Unzela japix Cramer, 1776
Unzela japix discrepans Walker, 1856
Xylophanes aglaor Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes crenulata Vaglia & Hax..., 2009
Xylophanes depuiseti Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes dolius Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes epaphus Boisduval, 1885
Xylophanes fosteri Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes hydrata Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes indistincta Closs, 1915
Xylophanes isaon Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878
Xylophanes lolita Haxaire & Va..., 2008
Xylophanes marginalis Clark, 1920
Xylophanes pistacina Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes porcus Hübner, 1823Porcu Sphinx Moth
Xylophanes rothschildia
Xylophanes schausi Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes schausi schausi Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758
Xylophanes thyelia thyelia Linnaeus, 1758
Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes xylobotes Burmeister, 1878

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Southeast Brazil
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
29
97
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
8
33
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