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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Much Wenlock Limestone Formation (Shropshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
152
621
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
152
621
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
148
614
932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
123
533
839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
185
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
184
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
179
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
148
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
133
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
5 Genera with 5 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1758Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
5 Species
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar hawk moth
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758Eyed Hawk-moth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
1
1
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