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Checklist for Subfamily Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Highlands County (Florida, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
369
2982
4697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
369
2982
4697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
2946
4629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
2434
3894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
644
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
644
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
644
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
391
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
357
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
32
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
21
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Highlands County
7 Genera with 8 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dolba Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Lapara Walker, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Paratrea Grote, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Highlands County
8 Species
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773Black Alder Sphinx
Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797Pine sphinx
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Paratrea plebeja Fabricius, 1777Plebeian Sphinx
Sphinx gordius (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777

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

Taxom

TribeSphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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