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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region St. Landry Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
517
630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
517
630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
148
485
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
108
412
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
177
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
177
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
30
177
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
126
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
118
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for St. Landry Parish
6 Genera with 7 Species
Amorpha Hübner, 1797False indigo1SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Landry Parish
7 Species
Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797Walnut Sphinx
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821Pandora sphinx
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in St. Landry Parish
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
2
2
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