Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Turks and Caicos Islands (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 46
103
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 46
103
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 44
100
125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 30
62
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 9
19
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 9
19
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 9
19
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 6
16
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
16
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 1
6
8 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Turks and Caicos Islands
6 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Turks and Caicos Islands
8 Species and 4 Subspecies | Aellopos tantalus zonata Drury, 1773 | | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Erinnyis ello ello Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Erinnyis guttalaris Walker, 1856 | | | Erinnyis guttularis (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Erinnyis guttalaris Walker, 1856 | | Manduca sexta jamaicensis Butler, 1875 | | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Turks and Caicos Islands
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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