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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region West Papua (Western New Guinea, Indonesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
107
493
770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
107
493
770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
96
467
726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
79
420
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
25
230
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
25
230
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
230
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
197
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
196
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Papua
6 Genera with 9 Species
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Angonyx Boisduval, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 19162SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Papua
9 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acosmeryx anceus anceus Stoll, 1781
Ambulyx jordani Bethune-Baker, 1910
Angonyx papuana Rothschild &..., 1903
Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780Jade hawkmoth
Daphnis moorei (W.J. Macleay, 1866)⇒ Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780
Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782
Hippotion brunnea Semper, 1896
Theretra indistincta papuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Theretra radiosa Rothschild &..., 1916

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in West Papua
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
1
1
Genus
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