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Checklist for Subfamily Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
16363
78101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
996
16356
78088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
922
16029
77370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
11801
60222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3395
12660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
83
3379
12640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
80
3361
12516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
32
2326
8722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
28
2103
7702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
8
127
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
71
239
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
8
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for China
8 Genera with 21 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1858Death's head Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Allodaphnusa Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Megacorma W. Rothschil..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Meganoton Boisduval, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 17804SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 19036SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
21 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798Bee robber
Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847Death's-head Hawk Moth
Acherontia styx medusa Moore, , 1858
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Agrius ichangensis (Tutt, 1904)⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius peitaihoensis (Clark, 1922)⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Allodaphnusa fruhstorferi (Walker, 1856)⇒ Daphnusa ocellaris Walker, 1856
Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Megacorma obliqua Walker, 1856Black-belted hawkmoth
Meganoton analis Felder, 1874Grey double-bristled hawkmoth
Psilogramma hainanensis Eitschberger, 2001
Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856Gray hawk moth
Psilogramma melanomera (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth
Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758Privet Hawk Moth
Sphinx caligineus sinicus Rothschild &..., 1903
Sphinx laricis (Rozhkov, 1972)⇒ Batrachedra acrodeta Meyrick, 1927
Sphinx morio Rothschild &..., 1903Larch Hawk Moth
Sphinx oberthuri Rothschild &..., 1903

Subnodes of Sphinginae with occurrences in China
TribeAcherontiini
Boisduval, 1875
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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