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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region West Central Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
414
4554
9126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
413
4553
9125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
4477
8941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
3247
6423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
975
1743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
44
975
1743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
970
1742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
714
1371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
696
1352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
75
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
34
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Central Brazil
34 Genera with 86 Species
#ACEHILMNOPSTUX
Adhemarius Oiticica, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17775SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Aleuron Boisduval, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18888SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 17805SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 19229SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Neogene Rothschild &..., 18824SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Oryba Walker, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18754SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1875Eyed Hawkmoths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Trogolegnum Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Unzela Walker, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 18758SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Central Brazil
86 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius globifer Dyar, 1912
Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903Clavipes Sphinx
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758Tantalus Sphinx
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Aleuron carinata Walker, 1856
Aleuron chloroptera Perty, 1833
Aleuron neglectum Rothschild &..., 1903
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
Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890Cramer's Sphinx
Erinnyis domingonis (Butler, 1875)⇒ Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Erinnyis yucatana Druce, 1888
Eumorpha adamsi Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia excessus Gehlen, 1926
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Isognathus allamandae Clark, 1920
Isognathus caricae Linnaeus, 1758
Isognathus menechus (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780
Lintneria lugens Walker, 1856
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Manduca contracta Butler, 1875
Manduca diffissa Butler, 1871
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca manducoides Rothschild, 1895
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Manduca violaalba Clark, 1922
Neogene corumbensis B.P. Clark, 1922
Neogene curitiba Jones, 1908
Neogene dynaeus Hübner, 1827
Neogene reevi Druce, 1882
Nyceryx furtadoi Haxaire, 1996
Oryba achemenides Cramer, 1779
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Perigonia pallida Rothschild &..., 1903
Perigonia passerina (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth
Smerinthus saliceti Boisduval, 1875Salicet Sphinx
Sphinx geminus (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Lintneria geminus Rothschild &..., 1903
Sphinx istar (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Lintneria istar Rothschild &..., 1903
Sphinx lugens (Walker, 1856)⇒ Lintneria lugens Walker, 1856
Sphinx merops (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Trogolegnum pseudambulyx Boisduval, 1875
Unzela japix Cramer, 1776
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes damocrita Druce, 1894
Xylophanes eumedon Boisduval, 1885
Xylophanes falco Walker, 1856Falcon Sphinx
Xylophanes katharinae Clark, 1931
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in West Central Brazil
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
21
58
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
8
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
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