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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Tenerife (Canary Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
952
1384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
199
951
1384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
197
945
1377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
140
765
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
134
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
28
134
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
134
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
78
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
76
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tenerife
4 Genera with 6 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tenerife
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856
Hyles dahlii Geyer, 1827Smoky Spurge Hawk-moth
Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth
Hyles tithymali tithymali Boisduval, 1834
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Tenerife
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
1
1
Genus
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