Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 234
1381
1993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 158
1109
1625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
561
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
561
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
561
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
357
582 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
342
562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
22
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 20
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Virgin Islands
20 Genera with 31 Species | Aellopos Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callionima Lucas, 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cautethia Grote, 1970 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Compsulyx Holloway, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1775 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1875 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1758 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Virgin Islands
31 Species and 7 Subspecies | Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758 | Tantalus Sphinx | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943 | Falcifera Sphinx Moth | | Cautethia noctuiformis Walker, 1856 | | | Cautethia noctuiformis bredini Cary, 1970 | | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832) | ⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | Compsulyx cochereaui Viette, 1971 | | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Enyo lugubris lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773 | Alope Sphinx | | Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890 | Cramer's Sphinx | | Erinnyis domingonis (Butler, 1875) | ⇒ Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Erinnyis ello ello Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manduca brontes Drury, 1773 | Cuban Sphinx Moth | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Manduca rustica harterii Rothschild, 1894 | | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Manduca sexta jamaicensis Butler, 1875 | | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | Coffee Sphinx | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Eyed Hawk-moth | | Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771 | | | Xylophanes chiron cubanus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777 | Pluto Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Virgin Islands
 | | 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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