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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Lambton County (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
166
545
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
166
545
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
151
514
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
102
399
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
171
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
171
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
26
171
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
129
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
119
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
10
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lambton County
10 Genera with 11 Species
Amphion Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Dolba Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lambton County
11 Species
Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920Florida sphinx
Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835Elm sphinx
Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773Black Alder Sphinx
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823Great Ash Sphinx

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Lambton County
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
3
3
Genera
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