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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
266
1354
2050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
265
1353
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
248
1309
1970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
175
1111
1721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
337
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
32
337
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
32
337
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
261
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
239
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
13
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tulare County
13 Genera with 19 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Arctonotus Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1775Bee hawk-moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1837Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18782SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tulare County
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Arctonotus lucidus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Proserpinus lucidus Boisduval, 1852
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773Achemon sphinx
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775Common Clear-wing
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839Big poplar sphinx
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth
Sphinx dolli (Neumoegen, 1881)⇒ Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881
Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878Snowberry sphinx

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Tulare County
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
3
4
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