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Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Southwest Mexico (South Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
498
5805
13576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
494
5799
13572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
472
5721
13355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
4580
10946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1375
2937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1375
2937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
63
1373
2934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
979
2178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
938
2101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
92
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
43
155
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southwest Mexico
43 Genera with 155 Species
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Adhemarius Oiticica, 19036SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17777SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Aleuron Boisduval, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Cautethia Grote, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Dolbogene Rothschild &..., 18752SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 18906SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 188810SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 175812SpeciesTaxom
Euproserpinus Grote & Robi..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroplanes Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Isoparce Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Kloneus Skinner, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 176323SpeciesTaxom
Nannoparce Rothschild &..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neogurelca Hogenes & Tr..., 19232SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Pachygonidia Fletcher, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18543SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 19063SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1837Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18858SpeciesTaxom
Stolidoptera Rothschild &..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Unzela Walker, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 189430SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest Mexico
155 Species and 7 Subspecies
Adhemarius dariensis Rothschild &..., 1903
Adhemarius donysa Druce, 1889
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius globifer Dyar, 1912
Adhemarius mexicanus Balcázar & B..., 2001
Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903Clavipes Sphinx
Aellopos clavipes clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758Tantalus Sphinx
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Aellopos titan titan Cramer, 1777
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Aleuron carinata Walker, 1856
Aleuron chloroptera Perty, 1833
Aleuron iphis Walker, 1856
Aleuron neglectum Rothschild &..., 1903
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875
Callionima denticulata Schaus, 1895
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Callionima nomius Walker, 1856Fan-tailed Bark Moth
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Cautethia spuria Boisduval, 1875Fourspot flounder
Cautethia yucatana Clark, 1919
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Ceratomia hoffmanni Mooser, 1942
Ceratomia igualana Schaus, 1932
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Dolbogene hartwegii Butler, 1875Hartweg's Sphinx
Enyo cavifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo lugubris lugubris Linnaeus, 1771
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Enyo taedium Schaus, 1890
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis alope alope Drury, 1770
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 yucatana Druce, 1888
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha elisa Smyth, 1901
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821Pandora sphinx
Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha typhon Klug, 1836Flatfishes
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eumorpha vitis vitis Linnaeus, 1758
Euproserpinus phaeton Grote & Robi..., 1865Phaeton Primrose Sphinx
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Hemeroplanes triptolemus Pieter Cramer, 1779
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Isognathus leachi Swainson, 1823
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Kloneus babayaga Skinner, 1923
Lintneria lugens Walker, 1856
Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Lintneria praelongus Rothschild &..., 1903
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819
Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856White-plagued sphinx
Manduca aztecus Mooser, 1942
Manduca barnesi Clark, 1919
Manduca brontes Drury, 1773Cuban Sphinx Moth
Manduca corallina Druce, 1883
Manduca crocala Druce, 1894
Manduca dilucida Edwards, 1887
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca holcombi Mooser, 1942
Manduca kuschei Clark, 1920
Manduca lanuginosa Edwards, 1884Scophthalmids
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca lichenea Burmeister, 1855
Manduca muscosa Rothschild &..., 1903Muscosa Sphinx
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca ochus Klug, 1836
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca sesquiplex Boisduval, 1870
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Manduca sexta sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Nannoparce balsa Schaus, 1932
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Neogurelca mulleri Clark, 1923
Nyceryx coffaeae Walker, 1856
Nyceryx eximia Rothschild &..., 1916
Nyceryx mulleri (Clark, 1916)⇒ Nyceryx eximia Rothschild &..., 1916
Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890
Nyceryx tacita Druce, 1888
Pachygonidia drucei Rothschild &..., 1903
Pachygonidia subhamata Walker, 1856
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylia syces Hübner, 1819
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx
Proserpinus terlooii Edwards, 1875Baron Terloos Sphinx Moth
Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Protambulyx xanthus (Rothschild &..., 1906)⇒ Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth
Sphinx balsae (Schaus, 1932)⇒ Lintneria balsae Schaus, 1932
Sphinx geminus (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Lintneria geminus Rothschild &..., 1903
Sphinx istar (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Lintneria istar Rothschild &..., 1903
Sphinx leucophaeata Clemens, 1859Sand whiff
Sphinx lugens (Walker, 1856)⇒ Lintneria lugens Walker, 1856
Sphinx merops (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Sphinx praelongus (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Lintneria praelongus Rothschild &..., 1903
Sphinx separatus (Neumoegen, 1885)⇒ Lintneria separata Neumoegen, 1885
Stolidoptera tachasara Druce, 1888
Unzela japix Cramer, 1776
Unzela pronoe Druce, 1894
Xylophanes adalia Druce, 1881
Xylophanes amadis Stoll, 1782
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes balcazari Haxaire & Va..., 2008
Xylophanes belti Druce, 1878
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes cthulhu Haxaire & Va..., 2008
Xylophanes cyrene Druce, 1881
Xylophanes damocrita Druce, 1894
Xylophanes eumedon Boisduval, 1885
Xylophanes falco Walker, 1856Falcon Sphinx
Xylophanes germen Schaus, 1890
Xylophanes hannemanni Closs, 1917
Xylophanes josephinae Clark, 1920
Xylophanes juanita Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes katharinae Clark, 1931
Xylophanes libya Druce, 1878Libya Sphinx
Xylophanes mulleri Clark, 1920
Xylophanes neoptolemus Cramer, 1780
Xylophanes pistacina Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes porcus Hübner, 1823Porcu Sphinx Moth
Xylophanes rothschildia
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758
Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878
Xylophanes turbata Edwards, 1887
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes zurcheri Druce, 1894

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Southwest Mexico
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
29
103
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
11
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


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