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Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Victoria (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
6369
15204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
6362
15200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
550
6238
14996
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
367
5101
13161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
71
1528
3456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
71
1528
3456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
70
1519
3423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
868
1975
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
775
1713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
38
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
20
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Victoria
20 Genera with 28 Species
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1826Bee Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Cizara Walker, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Coequosa Walker, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1855Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18323SpeciesTaxom
Hopliocnema Rothschild &..., 18971SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 17803SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1837Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria
28 Species
Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826Godart´s Hawk Moth
Cephonodes kingi MacLeay, 1827
Cephonodes kingii Mcleay, 1826Bee Hawk Moth
Cizara ardeniae Lewin, 1805Cizara hawk moth
Coequosa australasiae Donovan, 1805
Coequosa triangularis Donovan, 1805Double haded hawk moth
Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777White-brow Hawk Moth
Hemaris thetis (Boisduval, 1855)⇒ Hemaris diffinis Boisduval, 1836
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832Coprosma Hawk Moth
Hopliocnema brachycera Lower, 1897Desert Hawk Moth
Hyles linearis (Esper, 1779)⇒ Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892Australian Striped Hawk Moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852Clarkia Sphinx Moth
Psilogramma casuarinae (Walker, 1856)⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780
Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856Gray hawk moth
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth
Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797Plum sphinx
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775Impatiens Hawk Moth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Victoria
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
14
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


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