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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Toronto (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
1946
2617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
315
1946
2617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
305
1930
2593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
227
1647
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
47
506
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
47
506
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
505
759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
340
490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
304
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Toronto
8 Genera with 9 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Deidamia Clemens, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodina Blanchard, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Toronto
9 Species
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856Waved Sphinx
Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839Lettered Sphinx
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758Small elephant hawk moth
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821Abbot'S Sphinx Moth

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Toronto
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
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