Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Sydney (Sydney Basin, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 272
1626
2543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 272
1626
2543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 258
1591
2499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 183
1365
2236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 51
387
546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 51
387
546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
383
542 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
244
350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
234
340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
11
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 8
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sydney
8 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Sydney
15 Species | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826 | Godart´s Hawk Moth | | Cizara ardeniae Lewin, 1805 | Cizara hawk moth | | Coequosa australasiae Donovan, 1805 | | | Coequosa triangularis Donovan, 1805 | Double haded hawk moth | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Psilogramma casuarinae (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Tetrachroa edwardsi Olliff, 1890 | | | Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra queenslandi Lucas, 1891 | Queensland hawk moth | | Theretra tryoni Miskin, 1891 | Tryon´s hawk moth |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Sydney
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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