Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Amherst County (Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 157
478
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 157
478
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 143
449
548 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 108
379
478 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 17
110
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 17
110
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
110
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
91
122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
88
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
12
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Amherst County
8 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Amherst County
11 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ceratomia catalpae Boisduval, 1875 | Catalpa Hornworm | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779 | Azalea Sphinx | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773 | Black Alder Sphinx | | Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Pine sphinx | | Lintneria eremitus Hübner, 1823 | Hermit Sphinx | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782 | | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821 | Abbot'S Sphinx Moth |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Amherst County
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
Links, sources and further information Sphingidae at artfakta.se
Sphingidae at dyntaxa.se
Sphingidae at gbif.org
Sphingidae at irmng.org
Sphingidae at itis.gov
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