Checklist for Tribe Sphingini Linnaeus, 1758
and region Wilmington (New Castle County, Delaware, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 60
426
639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 60
426
639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 58
423
636 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 51
410
622 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
339
530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
339
530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
339
530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
309
489 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
306
485 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
25
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 13
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Sphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
| 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Wilmington (New Castle County)
7 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Wilmington (New Castle County)
11 Species | Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835 | Elm sphinx | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773 | Black Alder Sphinx | | Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Pine sphinx | | Lintneria eremitus Hübner, 1823 | Hermit Sphinx | | Manduca jasminearum Guérin, 1832 | Ash Sphinx | | Paratrea plebeja Fabricius, 1777 | Plebeian Sphinx | | Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823 | Great Ash Sphinx | | Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Plum sphinx | | Sphinx eremitus (Hübner, 1823) | ⇒ Lintneria eremitus Hübner, 1823 | | Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797 | Laurel Sphinx |
Subnodes of Sphingini with occurrences in Wilmington (New Castle County)
Links, sources and further information Sphingini at itis.gov
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