Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Tsuen Wan District (New Territories West, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 109
612
703 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 109
612
703 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 101
592
675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 71
547
629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
457
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
457
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
457
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
348
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
336
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
22
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 13
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tsuen Wan District
13 Genera with 14 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amplypterus Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gurelca Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hayesiana Fletcher, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sataspes Moore, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tsuen Wan District
14 Species | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Ambulyx sericeipennis Butler, 1875 | | | Amplypterus panopus Cramer, 1779 | Mango hawkmoth | | Angonyx testacea Walker, 1856 | Northern dark-green hawkmoth | | Eupanacra mydon Walker, 1856 | Alocasia hawkmoth | | Gurelca hyas Walker, 1856 | | | Hayesiana triopus Westwood, 1847 | Nonsuch hawkmoth | | Macroglossum divergens Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum fritzei Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Marumba dyras Walker, 1856 | Dull swirled hawkmoth | | Rhagastis albomarginatus Rothschild, 1894 | Pale-edged mottled hawkmoth | | Sataspes xylocoparis Butler, 1875 | | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Tsuen Wan District
 | | 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
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