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Checklist for Subfamily Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
88
3391
13725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3386
13719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
83
3368
13692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
31
2289
9881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
27
2096
9140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
168
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
52
252
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
10
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
10 Genera with 68 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Cocyius1SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19107SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 192247SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neogene Rothschild &..., 010SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 19639SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
68 Species and 18 Subspecies
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Amphonyx rivularis Butler, 1875
Cocyius mephisto
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Cocytius beelzebuth (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Pseudococytius beelzebuth Boisduval, 1875
Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Cocytius macasensis (Clark, 1922)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Cocytius mephisto (Haxaire & Va..., 2002)⇒ Amphonyx mephisto Haxaire & Va..., 2002
Cocytius mortuorum (Rothschild &..., 1910)⇒ Morcocytius mortuorum Rothschild &..., 1910
Lintneria justiciae Walker, 1856
Lintneria xantus Cary, 1963
Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856White-plagued sphinx
Manduca brasilensis Jordan, 1911
Manduca brasiliensis Jordan, 1911
Manduca brunalba Clark, 1929
Manduca clarki Rothschild &..., 1916
Manduca contracta Butler, 1875
Manduca corumbensis Clark, 1920
Manduca dalica Kirby, 1877
Manduca dalica anthina Jordan, 1911
Manduca dalica antina
Manduca diffissa Butler, 1871
Manduca diffissa diffissa Butler, 1871
Manduca diffissa petunia Boisduval, 1875
Manduca diffissa petuniae Boisduval, 1875
Manduca diffissa tropicalis Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca feronia Kernbach, 1968
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca franciscae Clark, 1916
Manduca fuliginosa Closs, 1917
Manduca grandis Daniel, 1949
Manduca gueneei Clark, 1932
Manduca hannibal Cramer, 1779
Manduca hannibal hamilcar Boisduval, 1875
Manduca hannibal hannibal Cramer, 1779
Manduca incisa Walker, 1956
Manduca janira Jordan, 1911
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca lefeburii lefeburii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca leucospila Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca lichenea Burmeister, 1855
Manduca lucetius Cramer, 1780
Manduca manducoides Rothschild, 1895
Manduca muscosa Rothschild &..., 1903Muscosa Sphinx
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca perplexa Rothschild &..., 1910
Manduca prestoni Gehlen, 1926
Manduca quinquemaculata quinquemaculata
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca rustica rustica Fabricius, 1775
Manduca scutata Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Manduca sexta paphus Cramer, 1779
Manduca sexta sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Manduca suavis (Hodges, 1971)⇒ Manduca lichenea Burmeister, 1855
Manduca tucumana Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca vestalis Jordan, 1917
Manduca violaalba Clark, 1922
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Neogene corumbensis B.P. Clark, 1922
Neogene curitiba Jones, 1908
Neogene curitibia
Neogene dynaeus Hübner, 1827
Neogene dynaeus corumbensis
Neogene dynaeus dynaeus
Neogene reevei Druce, 1882
Neogene reevei reevei Druce, 1882
Neogene reevi Druce, 1882
Neogene reevi reevi
Sphinx alope (Drury, 1773)⇒ Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773
Sphinx brontes (Drury, 1773)⇒ Lapara phaeobrachycerous Brou, 1994
Sphinx cluentius (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775
Sphinx franckii Neumoegen, 1893Franck's Sphinx
Sphinx geminus (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Lintneria geminus Rothschild &..., 1903
Sphinx justiciae (Walker, 1856)⇒ Lintneria justiciae Walker, 1856
Sphinx merops judsoni Weiss, 1932
Sphinx rustica (Schaller, 1788)⇒ Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775
Sphinx xantus (Cary, 1963)⇒ Lintneria xantus Cary, 1963

Subnodes of Sphinginae with occurrences in Brazil
TribeAcherontiini
Boisduval, 1875
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
9
66
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sphinginae at artfakta.se
Sphinginae at dyntaxa.se
Sphinginae at itis.gov