Sphinginae (Latreille 1802), Hawk Moths ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Subfamily

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Taxonomy of Subfamily Sphinginae Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	3816 189502 2439455	Families Genera Species
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	3399 186457 2415487	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	1891 142849 2048615	Families Genera Species
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	322 33641 568299	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	208 32654 567261	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	197 32461 565431	Families Genera Species
Division	Ditrysia Borner, 1925 Butterflies, Moths, Skippers	186 32290 560864	Families Genera Species
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	74 20388 404639	Families Genera Species
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	66 18154 371101	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx	14 1019 18314	Families Genera Species
Family	Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms	449 7314	Genera Species
Subfamily	Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 Hawk Moths	73 1599	Genera Species

Subnodes of Sphinginae Latreille, 1802

Tribe	Acherontiini Boisduval, 1875	5 156	Genera Species
Tribe	Sphingini Linnaeus, 1758	47 1388	Genera Species
Genus	Acentropoclanis Strand, 1915 ⇒ Phylloxiphia	1	Species
Genus	Allodaphnusa Walker, 1856 ⇒ Daphnusa	1	Species
Genus	Amorphulus Matsumura, 1921 ⇒ Cypoides	1	Species
Genus	Avinoffia Clark, 1929	1	Species
Genus	Basiana Walker, 1856 ⇒ Polyptychus	2	Species
Genus	Bellinca Latreille, 1802 ⇒ Daddia	1	Species
Genus	Burrowsia Moore, 1882 ⇒ Sichia	1	Species
Genus	Clarkunella Swinhoe, 1897 ⇒ Phyllosphingia	1	Species
Genus	Covelliana	34	Species
Genus	Daddia Latreille, 1802 ⇒ Bellinca	1	Species
Genus	Devitzia Holland, 1889	1	Species
Genus	Dolbinopsis Staudinger, 1877 ⇒ Dolbina	1	Species
Genus	Kayeia Moore, 1882 ⇒ Sichia	1	Species
Genus	Lathoe	1	Species
Genus	Libyoclanis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 ⇒ Phylloxiphia	1	Species
Genus	Niia Strand, 1943 ⇒ Daddia	1	Species
Genus	Oberthurion Clark, 1923	1	Species
Genus	Sichia Moore, 1882 ⇒ Kayeia	1	Species
Genus	Sphingidites ♰ Kernbach, 1967	1	Species
Genus	Taboribia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 ⇒ Poliana	1	Species
Genus	Typhosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 ⇒ Libyoclanis	1	Species

Synonyms

Manducinae (Tutt, 1902)

Sphingiinae (Latreille, 1802)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Sphinginae

German	Eigentliche Schwärmer
English	Hawk Moths

Distribution and Species lists of Sphinginae Latreille, 1802

Distribution on islands

Found in fossile formations

Green River Formation
1 Genus 1 SpeciesMuch Wenlock Limestone Formation
1 Genus 1 Species

Links, sources and further information

Sphinginae at artfakta.se
Sphinginae at dyntaxa.se
Sphinginae at itis.gov