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Acherontia Laspeyres, 1809

Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Sphinginae (subfamily)/  Sphingini (tribe)/  Acherontiina (subtribe)/  Acherontia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Laspeyres, 1809
Citation:Acherontia
Taxon remarks:Sphinx atropos Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturae (Edn 10) 1: 490. By original designation.
Publication:Laspeyres J. H. 1809. In: Fleischer der Jüngere G., Die Schmetterlinge von Europa. Von Ferdinand Ochsenheimer u.s.w. [Book review].
Journal:Jenaische Allgemeine Literatur-Zeitung
Volume:(6) 4
Issue:240
Pagination:100
URL: https://zs.thulb.uni-jena.de/rsc/viewer/jportal_derivate_00024749/JALZ_1809_Bd.3+4_358.tif
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination Images
Acherontia ariel Boisduval, 1875 Boisduval, 1875 species Misapplied Acherontia ariel
Acherontia atra (Huwe, 1895) (Huwe, 1895) species Misapplied Manduca atra
Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) species Accepted Sphinx atropos
Acherontia atropus (Swainson & Shuckard, 1840) (Swainson & Shuckard, 1840) species Misapplied Sphinx atropus
Acherontia charon (Billberg, 1820) (Billberg, 1820) species Misapplied Spectrum charon
Acherontia charon Closs, 1910 Closs, 1910 species Misapplied Acherontia charon
Acherontia circe Moore, 1857 Moore, 1857 species Misapplied Acherontia circe
Acherontia confluens Dannehl, 1925 Dannehl, 1925 species Misapplied Acherontia confluens
Acherontia conjuncta (Tutt, 1904) (Tutt, 1904) species Misapplied Manduca conjuncta
Acherontia diluta Closs, 1911 Closs, 1911 species Misapplied Acherontia diluta
Acherontia extensa (Tutt, 1904) (Tutt, 1904) species Misapplied Manduca extensa
Acherontia flavescens (Tutt, 1904) (Tutt, 1904) species Misapplied Manduca flavescens
Acherontia fuscapex Bryk, 1944 Bryk, 1944 species Misapplied Acherontia fuscapex
Acherontia griseofasciata Lempke, 1959 Lempke, 1959 species Misapplied Acherontia griseofasciata
Acherontia imperfecta (Tutt, 1904) (Tutt, 1904) species Misapplied Manduca imperfecta
Acherontia intermedia (Tutt, 1904) (Tutt, 1904) species Misapplied Manduca intermedia
Acherontia interrupta Closs, 1911 Closs, 1911 species Misapplied Acherontia interrupta
Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798) (Fabricius, 1798) species Accepted Sphinx lachesis
Acherontia lethe (Westwood, 1847) (Westwood, 1847) species Synonym Sphinx lethe
Acherontia moira Dannehl, 1925 Dannehl, 1925 species Misapplied Acherontia moira
Acherontia morta Hübner, 1819 Hübner, 1819 species Synonym Acherontia morta
Acherontia myosotis Schawerda, 1919 Schawerda, 1919 species Misapplied Acherontia myosotis
Acherontia obscurata Closs, 1917 Closs, 1917 species Misapplied Acherontia obscurata
Acherontia obsoleta (Tutt, 1904) (Tutt, 1904) species Misapplied Manduca obsoleta
Acherontia obsoleta Schmidt, 1914 Schmidt, 1914 species Misapplied Acherontia obsoleta
Acherontia pallida Dupont, 1941 Dupont, 1941 species Misapplied Acherontia pallida
Acherontia pulverata Cockayne, 1953 Cockayne, 1953 species Misapplied Acherontia pulverata
Acherontia radiata Cockayne, 1953 Cockayne, 1953 species Misapplied Acherontia radiata
Acherontia radiata Niepelt, 1931 Niepelt, 1931 species Misapplied Acherontia radiata
Acherontia satanas Boisduval, 1836 Boisduval, 1836 species Synonym Acherontia satanas
Acherontia sculda Kirby, 1877 Kirby, 1877 species Synonym Acherontia sculda
Acherontia sojejimae Matsumura, 1909 Matsumura, 1909 species Synonym Acherontia sojejimae
Acherontia solani (Oken, 1815) (Oken, 1815) species Misapplied Atropos solani
Acherontia styx (Westwood, 1847) (Westwood, 1847) species Accepted Sphinx styx
Acherontia submarginalis Dupont, 1941 Dupont, 1941 species Misapplied Acherontia submarginalis
Acherontia suffusa (Tutt, 1904) (Tutt, 1904) species Misapplied Manduca suffusa
Acherontia variegata (Tutt, 1904) (Tutt, 1904) species Misapplied Manduca variegata
Acherontia violacea Lambillion, 1905 Lambillion, 1905 species Misapplied Acherontia violacea
Acherontia virgata (Tutt, 1904) (Tutt, 1904) species Misapplied Manduca virgata
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Atropos Agassiz, 1846 Agassiz, 1846 genus Misapplied
Atropos Oken, 1815 Oken, 1815 genus Misapplied
Brachyglossa Boisduval, 1828 Boisduval, 1828 genus Synonym
Manduca Hübner, 1806 Hübner, 1806 genus Misapplied