Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Comox Valley (Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 198
662
803 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 198
662
803 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 186
636
767 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 147
553
676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
200
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
200
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
200
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
148
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
137
195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
12
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 10
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Comox Valley
10 Genera with 14 Species | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1855 | Bee hawk-moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Comox Valley
14 Species and 1 Subspecies | Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779 | Azalea Sphinx | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris thetis (Boisduval, 1855) | ⇒ Hemaris diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874 | Elegant Sphinx | | Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878 | Snowberry sphinx | | Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Comox Valley
 | | 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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