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Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Venezuela (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
514
6360
16212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
6356
16208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
486
6227
15868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
4996
13412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1582
3952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1582
3952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
63
1580
3949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1108
3002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1018
2840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
77
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
34
166
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
34 Genera with 166 Species
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Adhemarius Oiticica, 190310SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Aleuron Boisduval, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 18906SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 178713SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 175815SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Euryglottis Boisduval, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroplanes Hübner, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 17807SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 191723SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18887SpeciesTaxom
Orecta Rothschild &..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Oryba Walker, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Pachygonidia Fletcher, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18547SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 19036SpeciesTaxom
Protoparce Burmeister, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Stolidoptera Rothschild &..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 187557SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
166 Species and 32 Subspecies
Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870
Adhemarius gagarini Zikan, 1935
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius gannascus gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius palmeri Boisduval, 1875
Adhemarius sexoculatus
Adhemarius tigrina tigrina R. Felder, 1874
Adhemarius tigrinus tigrinus
Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903Clavipes Sphinx
Aellopos clavipes clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758Tantalus Sphinx
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Aleuron iphis Walker, 1856
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Amphonyx rivularis Butler, 1875
Callionima acuta Rothschild &..., 1910
Callionima calliomenae Schaufuss, 1870
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Cocytius macasensis (Clark, 1922)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo lugubris lugubris Linnaeus, 1771
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Enyo taedium Schaus, 1890
Enyo taedium taedium Schaus, 1890
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890Cramer's Sphinx
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis ello ello Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis impunctata Rothschild &..., 1903
Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859Lassauxs Sphinx Moth
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Erinnyis pallida (Grote, 1865)⇒ Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Eumorpha adamsi Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha capronnieri Boisduval, 1875
Eumorpha cissi Schaufuss, 1870
Eumorpha eacus (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816
Eumorpha fasciata (Sulzer, 1776)⇒ Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816Eacus sphinx
Eumorpha obliqua Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Eupyrrhoglossum venustum Rothschild &..., 1910
Euryglottis aper Walker, 1856
Euryglottis dognini Rothschild, 1896
Euryglottis johannes Eitschberger, 1998
Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemeroplanes ornatus Rothschild, 1894
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Isognathus caricae Linnaeus, 1758
Isognathus caricae caricae Linnaeus, 1758
Isognathus occidentalis (Clark, 1929)⇒ Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Isognathus rimosa papayae Boisduval, 1875
Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Madoryx bubastus Cramer, 1777
Madoryx bubastus bubastus Cramer, 1777
Madoryx lyncus (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Madoryx bubastus Cramer, 1777
Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856White-plagued sphinx
Manduca brunalba Clark, 1929
Manduca capsici Boisduval, 1875
Manduca dalica Kirby, 1877
Manduca dalica dalica Kirby, 1877
Manduca diffissa Butler, 1871
Manduca diffissa tropicalis Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca dilucida Edwards, 1887
Manduca empusa Kernbach, 1965
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca franciscae Clark, 1916
Manduca hannibal Cramer, 1779
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca maricina Schaus, 1941
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca perplexa Rothschild &..., 1910
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca scutata Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca scutata scutata
Manduca sexta paphus Cramer, 1779
Manduca sexta sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Manduca vestalis Jordan, 1917
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Nyceryx coffaeae Walker, 1856
Nyceryx ericea Druce, 1888
Nyceryx fernandezi Haxaire & Ca..., 1999
Nyceryx hyposticta R. Felder, 1874
Nyceryx maxwelli Rothschild, 1896
Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890
Nyceryx tacita Druce, 1888
Orecta fruhstorferi Clark, 1916
Oryba achemenides Cramer, 1779
Pachygonidia subhamata Walker, 1856
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Perigonia lusca interrupta Walker, 1864
Perigonia lusca lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia pallida Rothschild &..., 1903
Perigonia pittieri Lichy, 1962
Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx
Protambulyx euryalus Rothschild &..., 1903
Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx goeldii goeldii
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Protambulyx strigilis strigilis Linnaeus, 1771
Protambulyx sulphurea Rothschild &..., 1903
Protoparce maricina
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Stolidoptera tachasara Druce, 1888
Xylophanes amadis Stoll, 1782
Xylophanes amadis amadis
Xylophanes amadis meridanus Rothschild &..., 1910
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes anubus anubus
Xylophanes aristor Boisduval, 1870
Xylophanes arpi Schaus, 1898
Xylophanes brevis (Clark, 1922)⇒ Xylophanes germen Schaus, 1890
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes chiron chiron Drury, 1773
Xylophanes chiron nechus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes clarki Ramsden, 1921
Xylophanes colinae Haxaire, 1994
Xylophanes crotonis Walker, 1856
Xylophanes elara Druce, 1878
Xylophanes fusimacula R. Felder, 1874
Xylophanes germen Schaus, 1890
Xylophanes germen yurakano Lichy, 1945
Xylophanes guianensis Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes hannemanni Closs, 1917
Xylophanes hojeda (Gehlen., 1928)⇒ Xylophanes hydrata Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes hydrata Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes indistincta Closs, 1915
Xylophanes lamontagnei Vaglia & Hax..., 2008
Xylophanes libya Druce, 1878Libya Sphinx
Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878
Xylophanes maculator Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes maculator maculator
Xylophanes media Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes meridanus Rothschild &..., 1910
Xylophanes nabuchodonosor Oberthur, 1904
Xylophanes neoptolemus Cramer, 1780
Xylophanes neoptolemus neoptolemus
Xylophanes pistacina Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes ploetzi Moschler, 1876
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes porcus continentalis Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes porcus porcus Huebner, 1823
Xylophanes pyrrhus Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes resta Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes rhodochlora Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes rothschildi Dognin, 1895
Xylophanes rothschildia
Xylophanes rufescens Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes sarae Haxaire, 1989
Xylophanes schausi Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes schausi serenus Rothschild &..., 1910
Xylophanes stuarti (Stoll, 1782)⇒ Xylophanes amadis Stoll, 1782
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758
Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878
Xylophanes turbata Edwards, 1887
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes undata Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes virescens Butler, 1875

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Venezuela
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
23
119
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
3
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
7
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


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