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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2533
4360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
353
2531
4358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
345
2499
4310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
233
1995
3533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
466
722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
466
722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
466
722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
332
544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
319
530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
19
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
17
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Windward Islands
17 Genera with 28 Species
Aellopos Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Epistor Boisduval, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17877SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 19283SpeciesTaxom
Phlegethontius Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17714SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windward Islands
28 Species and 4 Subspecies
Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758Tantalus Sphinx
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890Cramer's Sphinx
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859Lassauxs Sphinx Moth
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca rustica harterti Rothschild, 1894
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Manduca sexta luciae Gehlen., 1928
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Perigonia lusca major Clark, 1928
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes chiron lucianus Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Windward Islands
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
10
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
6
7
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