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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
256
1273
2028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1273
2028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
241
1231
1939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
179
1069
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
359
616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
359
616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
358
615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
294
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
267
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
19
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
13
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Plumas County
13 Genera with 24 Species
Amphonyx Poey, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Cautethia Grote, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Euproserpinus Grote & Robi..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17633SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1875Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18784SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Plumas County
24 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Cautethia grotei Edwards, 1882Grote's Sphinx
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890Cramer's Sphinx
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Euproserpinus phaeton Grote & Robi..., 1865Phaeton Primrose Sphinx
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Smerinthus saliceti Boisduval, 1875Salicet Sphinx
Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797Plum sphinx
Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874Elegant Sphinx
Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868Sequoia Sphinx
Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878Snowberry sphinx

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Plumas County
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
3
8
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