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Checklist for Subfamily Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Colchester County (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
247
1058
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
246
1057
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
232
1014
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
872
1113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
313
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
32
313
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
32
313
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
249
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
226
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
14
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colchester County
5 Genera with 5 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Lapara Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colchester County
5 Species
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856Waved Sphinx
Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856Northern Pine Sphinx
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797Plum sphinx

Subnodes of Sphinginae with occurrences in Colchester County
TribeAcherontiini
Boisduval, 1875
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sphinginae at artfakta.se
Sphinginae at dyntaxa.se
Sphinginae at itis.gov