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Checklist for Subfamily Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Providence County (Rhode Island, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
156
661
947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
156
661
947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
145
627
879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
105
552
784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
309
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
309
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
309
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
246
365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
235
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
23
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
16
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Providence County
7 Genera with 9 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Dolba Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Lapara Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Providence County
9 Species
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835Elm sphinx
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856Waved Sphinx
Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773Black Alder Sphinx
Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856Northern Pine Sphinx
Lintneria eremitus Hübner, 1823Hermit Sphinx
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Sphinx gordius (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777
Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797Laurel Sphinx

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

Taxom

TribeSphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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