Taxonomy Profile: Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)

Sphingidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
hawk moths []
hornworms []
sphinx moths []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Sphingidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Lepidoptera
butterflies |
moths |
Borboleta |
Mariposa |
papillons |
papillons de nuit |
Superfamily : Bombycoidea
Family : Sphingidae
hawk moths |
hornworms |
sphinx moths |
Sphingidae Direct Children(s):
Macroglossinae
(Harris 1839)
Sphinginae
(Latreille 1802)
Smerinthinae
(Grote and Robinson 1865)
Sphingidae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphingidae
Source:
Check List of the Lepidoptera of North America... MS
Acquired:
2005-12-01
Notes:
Ongoing developmental version with contributions by Don Lafontaine, Jean-François Landry, Jim Troubridge, Paul Opler, Ron Hodges, John Brown, et al. Higher classification does not yet reflect recent and substantial changes that have been published
Reference for:
Sphingidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Tuttle, James P.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2007-01-01 / 2007-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Hawk Moths of North America: A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada
Page(s):
253
Publisher:
The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
9780979663307/
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphingidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Kitching, Ian J., and Jean-Marie Cadiou
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Hawkmoths of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Revisionary Checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)
Page(s):
226
Publisher:
The Natural History Museum
Publication Place:
London, United Kingdom
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8014-3734-2/
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphingidae
Sphingidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Sphingidae: Comments