Checklist for Subfamily Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Santa Elena (Starr County, Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 165
790
661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 165
790
661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 162
777
645 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 127
689
576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
277
326 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
277
326 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
277
326 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
187
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
184
240 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
22
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 16
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Santa Elena (Starr County)
5 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Santa Elena (Starr County)
9 Species | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832) | ⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Manduca lanuginosa Edwards, 1884 | Scophthalmids | | Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903 | Occult Sphinx | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775 | Cluentius Sphinx |
Subnodes of Sphinginae with occurrences in Santa Elena (Starr County)
Links, sources and further information Sphinginae at artfakta.se
Sphinginae at dyntaxa.se
Sphinginae at itis.gov
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