Checklist for Tribe Smerinthini Grote & Robinson, 1865
and region West Virginia (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 419
3097
6568 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 417
3093
6563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 394
3002
6364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 278
2479
5175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1117
2792 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 63
1116
2791 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 61
1109
2782 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
702
1809 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
631
1520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
42
77 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 26
56 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Smerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
| 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Smerinthini
Grote & Robinson, 1865
| 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West Virginia
5 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for West Virginia
9 Species | Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797 | Walnut Sphinx | | Laothoe juglandis (J. E. Smith, 1797) | ⇒ Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797 | | Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839 | Big poplar sphinx | | Paonias astylus Drury, 1773 | Huckleberry Sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Paonias excaecatus (J. E. Smith, 1797) | ⇒ Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx |
Links, sources and further information Smerinthini at itis.gov
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