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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
687
11472
52844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
682
11445
52791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
651
11312
52466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
8936
44750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3116
14127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3108
14101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
75
3100
14090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1919
8564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1715
7497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
84
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
46
125
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Near East
10 Genera with 17 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847Death's head Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Afrogramma Eitschberger..., 19801SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Apocalypsis Rothschild &..., 18761SpeciesTaxom
Axia Hübner, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Epicimelia Korb, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Lapara Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Macropoliana Carcasson, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18284SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Acherontia atropos atropos
Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798Bee robber
Acherontia sculda (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758
Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847Death's-head Hawk Moth
Afrogramma asirensis Wiltshire, 1980
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Apocalypsis velox Butler, 1876Bald hawkmoth
Axia olga Staudinger, 1899European gold moth
Axia theresiae (M. Korb, 1900)⇒ Epicimelia theresiae Korb, 1900
Epicimelia theresiae Korb, 1900
Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856Northern Pine Sphinx
Macropoliana asirensis Wiltshire, 1980
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth
Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758Privet Hawk Moth
Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823Great Ash Sphinx
Sphinx poecila Stephens, 1828Milktree

Subnodes of Sphinginae with occurrences in Near East
TribeAcherontiini
Boisduval, 1875
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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