Checklist for Tribe Sphingini Linnaeus, 1758
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 591
9292
32656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 588
9284
32647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 562
9130
32273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 355
7129
27028 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 72
2157
6319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 70
2154
6314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 69
2152
6306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1436
4642 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1294
4335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 7
69
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 40
135 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths | 11
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Sphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
| 8
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Melanesia
8 Genera with 18 Species
Species list for Melanesia
18 Species and 4 Subspecies | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Cerbernoton rufescens Butler, 1875 | | | Cerbernoton rufescens rufescens | | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Manduca brontes Drury, 1773 | Cuban Sphinx Moth | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Meganoton rufescens rufescens | Rosy double-bristled hawkmoth | | Meganoton rufescens severina Miskin, 1891 | | | Psilogramma casuarinae (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Psilogramma jordana (Bethune-Baker, 1905) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Psilogramma kitchingi Brechlin & L..., 2001 | | | Psilogramma lifuense (Rothschild, 1894) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Psilogramma menephron lifuense Rothschild, 1903 | | | Psilogramma orientalis Brechlin, 2001 | | | Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001 | | | Psilogramma pseudargos Brechlin, 2001 | | | Psilogramma salomonis Brechlin, 2001 | | | Sphinx irus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889 | | Sphinx thelebas (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889 |
Subnodes of Sphingini with occurrences in Melanesia
Links, sources and further information Sphingini at itis.gov
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