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Checklist for Tribe Smerinthini Grote & Robinson, 1865
and region West Canada (Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
623
8303
28781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
620
8294
28770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
594
8148
28351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
405
6866
24763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
73
1897
7107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
72
1894
7103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
68
1882
7079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
1272
4879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
1135
3992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
52
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
30
83
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSmerinthini
Grote & Robinson, 1865
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Canada
6 Genera with 16 Species
Amorpha Hübner, 1797False indigo1SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18752SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1997Unidentified Paonias Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1875Eyed Hawkmoths6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Canada
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797Walnut Sphinx
Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar hawk moth
Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839Big poplar sphinx
Pachysphinx occidentalis Edwards, 1875Big Poplar Sphinx
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Paonias excaecatus (J. E. Smith, 1797)⇒ Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Paonias pavonina (J. E. Smith, 1797)⇒ Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797
Paonias wolfei Cadiou & Hax..., 1997
Phylloxiphia illustris Rothschild &..., 1906
Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth
Smerinthus cerisyi cerisyi Kirby, 1837
Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773Twin Spot Sphinx
Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758Eyed Hawk-moth
Smerinthus ophthalmica (Boisduval, 1855)⇒ Smerinthus ophthalmicus Kirby, 1837
Smerinthus saliceti Boisduval, 1875Salicet Sphinx


Links, sources and further information
Smerinthini at itis.gov