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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
245
2443
8533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
244
2441
8530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
229
2369
8268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
2073
7517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
646
2169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
646
2169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
646
2169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
557
1916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
382
1149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
16
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
12
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western New Guinea
12 Genera with 23 Species
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Angonyx Boisduval, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Megacorma W. Rothschil..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 20012SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 19163SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western New Guinea
23 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acosmeryx anceus anceus Stoll, 1781
Acosmeryx miskinoides Vaglia & Hax..., 2007
Ambulyx dohertyi dohertyi Rothschild, 1894
Ambulyx jordani Bethune-Baker, 1910
Angonyx papuana Rothschild &..., 1903
Cechenena helops papuana Rothschild &..., 1903
Daphnis dohertyi Rothschild, 1897
Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780Jade hawkmoth
Daphnis moorei (W.J. Macleay, 1866)⇒ Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780
Daphnis placida Walker, 1856
Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Eupanacra splendens splendens Rothschild, 1894
Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782
Hippotion brunnea Semper, 1896
Hippotion joiceyi Clark, 1922
Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth
Megacorma obliqua obliqua Walker, 1856
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001
Theretra indistincta papuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth
Theretra radiosa Rothschild &..., 1916

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Western New Guinea
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
9
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
2
3
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