This list is the world-spanning species list for the Family Sphingidae of moths (Lepidoptera), commonly known as Hawk-Moths. This list contains all known species of Sphingidae in order of subfamily. There should be about 1,288 species listed. There are three subfamilies:
- Subfamily Macroglossinae
- Subfamily Smerinthinae
- Subfamily Sphinginae
The species list is given below.
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