English species names of Subfamily Sphinginae (Hawk Moths)

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English species names of Subfamily Sphinginae Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	322 33641 568299	Families Genera Species
Family	Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms	449 7314	Genera Species
Subfamily	Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 Hawk Moths	73 1599	Genera Species


A
Acanthus hawkmoth	Pseudodolbina fo fo Walker, 1856
African death's head hawkmoth	Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758
Alope Sphinx	Sphinx fasciata Drury, 1770
Apple Sphinx	Sphinx gordius Cramer, 1780
Apple Sphinx Moth	Sphinx gordius Cramer, 1780
Argos hawk moth	Psilogramma argos Moulds & Lane, 1999
Asella sphinx	Sphinx asellus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Asella Sphinx	Sphinx asella Hodges, 1971
Asellus Sphinx Moth	Sphinx asellus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Asellus Sphinx Moth	Sphinx asella Hodges, 1971
Ash Sphinx	Manduca jasminearum Guérin, 1832
Ash Sphinx Moth	Manduca jasminearum Guérin, 1832
Australasian Privet Hawk Moth	Psilogramma casuarinae Walker, 1856
Australian privet hawk moth	Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780

B
Bald Cypress Sphinx	Isoparce cupressi Boisduval, 1875
Bald Cypress Sphinx Moth	Isoparce cupressi Boisduval, 1875
Bald hawkmoth	Apocalypsis velox Butler, 1876
Baldcypress Sphinx	Isoparce cupressi Boisduval, 1875
Bee robber	Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798
Black Alder Sphinx	Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773
Black-belted hawkmoth	Megacorma obliqua Walker, 1856
Blackburn's sphinx moth	Manduca blackburni Butler, 1880
Blackburn´s sphinx	Manduca blackburni Butler, 1880
Blackburn´s Sphinx Moth	Manduca blackburni Butler, 1880
Blackburn’s Sphinx Moth	Manduca blackburni Butler, 1880
Brous Sphinx Moth	Lapara phaeobrachycerous Brou, 1994
Brou´s Sphinx Moth	Lapara phaeobrachycerous Brou, 1994
Butt´s Hawk	Hoplistopus butti Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

C
Canadian Sphinx	Sphinx canadensis Boisduval, 1875
Canadian Sphinx	Sphinx plota Boisduval, 1875
Canadian Sphinx Moth	Sphinx canadensis Boisduval, 1875
Carolina sphinx	Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Carolina Sphinx Moth	Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Catalpa Hornworm	Ceratomia catalpae Boisduval, 1875
Catalpa Sphinx	Ceratomia catalpae Boisduval, 1875
Catalpa Sphinx Moth	Ceratomia catalpae Boisduval, 1875
Chir-pine hawkmoth	Thamnoecha uniformis Butler, 1875
Chisoya Sphinx	Sphinx chisoya Schaus, 1932
Clemen's Sphinx	Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859
Clemens Sphinx Moth	Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859
Clemens' hawkmoth	Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859
Clemens' Sphinx	Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859
Clemens' Sphinx Moth	Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859
Clemens´ Hawkmoth	Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859
Clemens´ Sphinx	Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859
Clemens´ Sphinx Moth	Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859
Clemen´s Sphinx	Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859
Cluentius Sphinx	Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775
Convolvulus hawk moth	Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Convolvulus Hawk-moth	Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Convolvulus Hawk-moth	Agrius convoluli Linnaeus, 1758
Convolvulus Hawkmoth	Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Copper Sphinx	Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926
Creamy Hawk	Praedora leucophaea Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Cribage Hawk	Hoplistopus penricei Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Cuban Sphinx Moth	Manduca brontes cubensis Kitching & Cadiou, 2000
Cuban Sphinx Moth	Manduca brontes Drury, 1773
Cypress sphinx	Isoparce cupressus
Cypress Sphinx	Isoparce cupressi Boisduval, 1875
Cypress Sphinx Moth	Isoparce cupressi Boisduval, 1875

D
Death's-head hawk moth	Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758
Death's-head moth	Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758
Death's head Hawk Moths	Acherontia Laspeyres, 1809
Death's Head Hawk-Moth	Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758
Death's Head Hawkmoth	Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758
Death's head hawkmoths	Acherontia Laspeyres, 1809
Death's-head Hawk Moth	Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758
Death's-head Hawk Moth	Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847
Death's-head Hawk-moth	Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758
Deaths head hawkmoth	Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758
Death´s Head Hawk-moth	Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758
Death´s-head Hawk-moth	Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758
Death´s-head Hawkmoth	Acherontia Laspeyres, 1809
Death´s-head Hawkmoth	Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758
Dolls Sphinx Moth	Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881
Doll´s Sphinx	Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881
Doll´s Sphinx Moth	Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881
Duponchel's Sphinx	Cocytius duponchel Poey, 1832
Duponchels Sphinx Moth	Cocytius duponchel Poey, 1832
Duponchel´s Sphinx	Cocytius duponchel Poey, 1832
Duponchel´s Sphinx Moth	Cocytius duponchel Poey, 1832

E
Elegant Sphinx	Sphinx vancouverensis Henry Edwards, 1874
Elegant Sphinx	Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874
Elegant Sphinx Moth	Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874
Elm sphinx	Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835
Elm sphinx	Ceratomia quadricornis Geyer, 1835
Elm Sphinx Moth	Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835
Elsa sphinx	Sagenosoma elsa Strecker, 1878
Elsa Sphinx Moth	Sagenosoma elsa Strecker, 1878
Elsa´s Sphinx	Sagenosoma elsa Strecker, 1878
European gold moth	Axia olga Staudinger, 1899

F
Fine Streaked Hawk	Pantophaea favillacea Walker, 1866
Five Spotted Hawk Moth	Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Five Spotted Hawkmoth	Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Five-spotted Hawk Moth	Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Five-spotted Hawk Moth	Manduca quinquemaculatus Haworth, 1803
Five-spotted hawk-moth	Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Five-spotted Hawk-moth	Manduca quinquemaculatus Haworth, 1803
Five-spotted hawkmoth	Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Five-spotted hawkmoth	Manduca quinquemaculatus Haworth, 1803
Florestan Sphinx	Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782
Four-horned Sphinx	Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835
Four-horned Sphinx	Ceratomia quadricornis Geyer, 1835
Franck's Sphinx	Sphinx franckii Neumoegen, 1893
Francks Sphinx	Sphinx franckii Neumoegen, 1893
Franck´s Sphinx	Sphinx franckii Neumoegen, 1893
Franck´s Sphinx Moth	Sphinx franckii Neumoegen, 1893
Fulvous Sphinx	Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875

G
Galapagos hawksmoth	Manduca rustica galapagensis Holland, 1889
Gemmed sphinx	Sphinx geminus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Gemmed sphinx moth	Lintneria geminus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Gemmed sphinx moth	Sphinx geminus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Giant Sphinx	Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773
Giant Sphinx Moth	Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773
Godart´s Hawk Moth	Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826
Goliath worm	Manduca carolina Linnaeus, 1763
Goliath worm	Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Gray Hawk Moth	Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780
Gray hawk moth	Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856
Great Ash Sphinx	Sphinx cinerea Hübner, 1823
Great Ash Sphinx	Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823
Great Ash Sphinx	Sphinx oreodaphne Hübner, 1823
Great Ash Sphinx Moth	Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823
Greater death's head hawkmoth	Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798
Grey double-bristled hawkmoth	Meganoton analis Felder, 1874
Gulf Pine Sphinx	Lapara phaeobrachycerous Brou, 1994

H
Hagen's Sphinx	Ceratomia hageni Grote, 1874
Hagens Sphinx Moth	Ceratomia hageni Grote, 1874
Hagen´s Sphinx	Ceratomia hageni Grote, 1874
Hagen´s Sphinx Moth	Ceratomia hageni Grote, 1874
Hagen’s Sphinx	Ceratomia hageni Grote, 1874
Hartweg's Sphinx	Dolbogene hartwegii Butler, 1875
Hartweg´s sphinx	Dolbogene hartwegii Butler, 1875
Hawaiian Tobacco Hornworm	Manduca blackburni Butler, 1880
Hawaiian Tomato Hornworm	Manduca blackburni Butler, 1880
Hermit sphinx	Sphinx eremitus Hübner, 1823
Hermit Sphinx	Sphinx sordida Hübner, 1823
Hermit Sphinx	Lintneria eremitus Hübner, 1823
Hermit Sphinx	Agrius eremitus Hübner, 1823
Hermit Sphinx Moth	Lintneria eremitus Hübner, 1823

I
Incense Cedar Sphinx	Sphinx insolita Henry Edwards, 1881
Incense Cedar Sphinx	Sphinx libocedrus Hy. Edwards, 1881
Incense Cedar Sphinx Moth	Sphinx libocedrus Hy. Edwards, 1881
Indian death's-head hawk moth	Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847
Indian death's-head moth	Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847
Istar Sphinx	Sphinx istar Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Istar Sphinx	Lintneria istar Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Istar Sphinx Moth	Sphinx istar Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Istar Sphinx Moth	Lintneria istar Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

J
Japanese death's-head hawk moth	Acherontia styx crathis Rothschild-&-Jordan, 1903
Japanese death's-head moth	Acherontia styx crathis Rothschild-&-Jordan, 1903
Juniper Hawk	Oligographa juniperi Boisduval, 1847
Juniper Hawk Moth	Oligographa juniperi Boisduval, 1847
Juniper Hawk Moth	Oligographa mosambiquensis Joicey & Kaye, 1917

L
Larch hawk moth	Sphinx pinastri Linnaeus, 1758
Larch Hawk Moth	Sphinx morio Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Larch Hawk Moth	Sphinx laricis Rozhkov, 1972
Larch sphinx	Sphinx morio Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Large brown hawkmoth	Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780
Laurel Sphinx	Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797
Laurel Sphinx Moth	Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797
Lesser death's head hawkmoth	Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847

M
Marbled Sphinx	Poliana wintgensi Strand, 1910
Marshall´s Hawk	Praedora marshalli Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Morgan´s Sphinx	Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856
Morning Glory Sphinx Moth	Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Mozambique Hawk	Oligographa juniperi Boisduval, 1847
Muscosa Sphinx	Manduca muscosa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Muscosa Sphinx Moth	Manduca muscosa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

N
Natal Sphinx	Macropoliana natalensis Butler, 1785
Northern Apple Sphinx	Sphinx poecila Stephens, 1828
Northern Apple Sphinx Moth	Sphinx poecila Stephens, 1828
Northern Ash Sphinx	Sphinx cinerea Hübner, 1823
Northern ash sphinx	Sphinx canadensis Boisduval, 1875
Northern Ash Sphinx	Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823
Northern Ash Sphinx	Sphinx oreodaphne Hübner, 1823
Northern Pine Sphinx	Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856
Northern Pine Sphinx Moth	Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856

O
Obscure Sphinx	Sphinx obscura Fabricius, 1775
Occult Sphinx	Manduca occulta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Occult Sphinx Moth	Manduca occulta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Oneil´s Hawk	Pantophaea oneili Clark, 1925
Osage Orange Sphinx	Ceratomia hageni Grote, 1874

P
Palaearctic sweet potato hornworm	Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Pawpaw Sphinx	Dolba schausi Clark, 1916
Pawpaw Sphinx	Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773
Pawpaw Sphinx Moth	Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773
Pine Hawk-moth	Sphinx pinastri Linnaeus, 1758
Pine Hawk-moth	Sphinx saniptri Linnaeus, 1758
Pine hawkmoth	Sphinx pinastri Linnaeus, 1758
Pine sphinx	Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797
Pine tree sphinx	Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856
Pink Spotted Hawk Moth	Agrius cingulatus Fabricius, 1775
Pink Spotted Hawk-moth	Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Pink Spotted Hawkmoth	Agrius cingulatus Fabricius, 1775
Pink Spotted Hawkmoth	Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Pink-spotted Hawk Moth	Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Pink-spotted Hawk-moth	Agrius cingulatus Fabricius, 1775
Pink-spotted Hawk-moth	Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Pink-spotted Hawkmoth	Sphinx cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Pink-spotted Hawkmoth	Agrius cingulatus Fabricius, 1775
Pink-spotted Hawkmoth	Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Pink-Spotted Sphinx	Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Pinkspotted hawkmoth	Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Plain grey hawkmoth	Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856
Plebeian Sphinx	Paratrea plebeja Fabricius, 1777
Plebeian Sphinx Moth	Paratrea plebeja Fabricius, 1777
Plebian Sphinx	Paratrea plebeja Fabricius, 1777
Plebian Sphinx Moth	Paratrea plebeja Fabricius, 1777
Plum sphinx	Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797
Plum tree sphinx	Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797
Poecila Sphinx	Sphinx poecila Stephens, 1828
Poplar-and-willow sphinx	Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859
Privet Hawk Moth	Psilogramma melanomera Cramer, 1780
Privet Hawk Moth	Sphinx spiraeae Linnaeus, 1758
Privet Hawk Moth	Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780
Privet Hawk Moth	Sphinx chishimensis Linnaeus, 1758
Privet Hawk Moth	Sphinx ligustri Linnaeus, 1758
Privet Hawk-moth	Sphinx ligustri Linnaeus, 1758
Privet hawkmoth	Sphinx ligustri Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudococytius	Cocytius beelzebuth Boisduval, 1875
Pseudococytius beelzebuth	Cocytius beelzebuth Boisduval, 1875

R
Rosy double-bristled hawkmoth	Meganoton rufescens rufescens
Rustic Sphinx	Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775
Rustic Sphinx Moth	Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775

S
Sage Sphinx	Lintneria eremitoides Strecker, 1874
Sage Sphinx	Sphinx eremitoides Strecker, 1874
Sage Sphinx	Lintneria ermitoides Strecker, 1874
Sage Sphinx Moth	Lintneria eremitoides Strecker, 1874
Separated Sphinx	Sphinx separata Neumoegen, 1885
Separated Sphinx	Lintneria separata Neumoegen, 1885
Separated Sphinx	Sphinx separatus Neumoegen, 1885
Separated Sphinx	Lintneria separatus Neumoegen, 1885
Sequoia Sphinx	Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868
Sequoia Sphinx Moth	Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868
Smith´s sphinx	Sphinx smithi Cadiou, 1998
Snowberry sphinx	Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878
Sonora Sphinx Moth	Ceratomia sonorensis Hodges, 1971
Sonoran Sphinx	Ceratomia sonorensis Hodges, 1971
Southern Pine Hawk-moth	Sphinx maurorum Jordan, 1931
Southern Pine Hawkmoth	Sphinx maurorum Jordan, 1931
Southern Pine Sphinx	Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797
Southern Pine Sphinx Moth	Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797
Speckled Hawk	Praedora plagiata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Sphinx snowberry	Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878
Sweet potato hawk moth	Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Sweet potato hornworm	Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Sweet potato moth	Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Sweet-potato Hawkmoth	Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Sweet-potato Hornworm	Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Sweet-potato Hornworm	Agrius cingulatus Fabricius, 1775
Sweetpotato Hornworm	Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Sweetpotato Hornworm	Sphinx cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Sweetpotato Hornworm	Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Sweetpotato Hornworm	Agrius cingulatus Fabricius, 1775

T
Til sphinx	Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847
Tilehorned prionus	Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Tobacco hornworm	Manduca carolina Linnaeus, 1763
Tobacco hornworm	Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Tobacco hornworm Asia	Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798
Tobacco Hornworm Moth	Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Tobacco worm	Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Tomato hornworm	Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Tomato hornworm	Manduca quinquemaculatus Haworth, 1803
Tomato Sphinx	Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775
Tomato Sphinx	Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Tomato worm	Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Trumpet Vine Sphinx	Paratrea plebeja Fabricius, 1777

V
Vashti Sphinx	Sphinx mordecai Strecker, 1878
Vashti Sphinx	Sphinx albescens Strecker, 1878
Vashti Sphinx	Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878
Vashti Sphinx Moth	Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878
Veined Hawk	Litosphingia corticea Jordan, 1920

W
Waved Sphinx	Ceratomia repentinus Walker, 1856
Waved Sphinx	Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856
Waved Sphinx Moth	Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856
Waved Spinx	Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856
White-plagued sphinx	Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856
White-plaqued Sphinx	Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856
Wild Cherry Sphinx	Sphinx utahensis J. E. Smith, 1797
Wild Cherry Sphinx	Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797
Wild Cherry Sphinx Moth	Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797
Wild Cherry Spinx	Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797

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