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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Somerset (Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
117
412
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
117
412
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
112
404
490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
355
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
238
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
237
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
235
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
188
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
164
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
6
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Somerset (Mercer County New Jersey)
6 Genera with 9 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Amorpha Hübner, 1797False indigo1SpeciesTaxom
Darapsa Walker, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths2SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somerset (Mercer County New Jersey)
9 Species
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797Walnut Sphinx
Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779Grape-vine Sphinx
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758Small elephant hawk moth
Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk
Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758Broad-bordered Bee Hawk
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Somerset (Mercer County New Jersey)
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
1
1
Genus
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