Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Syria (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 272
1877
4412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 271
1876
4411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 263
1854
4377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 182
1525
3832 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
338
664 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
338
664 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
338
664 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
205
392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
179
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
13
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 12
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Syria
12 Genera with 17 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Akbesia Rothschild &..., 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clarina Tutt, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1939 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1808 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1772 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1853 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Syria
17 Species and 3 Subspecies | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Akbesia davidi Oberthur, 1884 | Pistacia Hawkmoth | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Clarina kotschyi Kollar, 1849 | Grapevine Hawkmoth | | Clarina syriaca Lederer, 1855 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Hemaris fuciformis syra Daniel, 1939 | | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles euphorbiae conspicua Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hyles hippophaes Esper, 1789 | Sea Thorn Hawk-moth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles zygophylli Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Bean-caper Hawkmoth | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb hawk moth | | Proserpinus proserpinus Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb Hawkmoth | | Smerinthus caecus Ménétriés, 1857 | Northern Eyed Hawkmoth | | Smerinthus kindermannii Lederer, 1853 | | | Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758 | Levant Hawk Moth |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Syria
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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