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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Colusa County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
155
478
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
155
478
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
144
450
611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
100
366
507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
154
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
154
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
154
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
124
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
120
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colusa County
6 Genera with 7 Species
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colusa County
7 Species
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773Achemon sphinx
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852Clarkia Sphinx Moth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Colusa County
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
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