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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
208
965
1499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
208
965
1499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
190
918
1413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
135
795
1273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
33
322
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
33
322
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
33
322
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
268
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
257
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
18
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
13
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lassen County
13 Genera with 15 Species
Ceratomia Harris, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1837Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lassen County
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856Waved Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773Achemon sphinx
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839Big poplar sphinx
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852Clarkia Sphinx Moth
Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth
Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823Great Ash Sphinx
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Lassen County
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
3
4
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