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Checklist for Subfamily Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region South Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
783
15064
73730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
779
15035
73567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
729
14837
73064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
466
12033
63593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
89
3230
13158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
88
3226
13107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
84
3211
13072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1931
6541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1723
5475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
7
104
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
54
124
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
11
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Europe
11 Genera with 22 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1922Death's head Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 18265SpeciesTaxom
Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Axia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Lapara Walker, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 20012SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 19313SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Europe
22 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Acherontia lachesis lachesis Oberthür & ..., 1922
Agrius batatae (Christoph, 1884)⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826Godart´s Hawk Moth
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Axia margarita Hübner, 1813
Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797Pine sphinx
Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Manduca diffissa mesosa Rothschild &..., 1916
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Psilogramma tanimbarica Brechlin, 2001
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth
Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758Privet Hawk Moth
Sphinx maurorum Jordan, 1931Southern Pine Hawk-moth

Subnodes of Sphinginae with occurrences in South Europe
TribeAcherontiini
Boisduval, 1875
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
9
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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