Taxonomy Profile: Sphinx (Linnaeus 1758)

Sphinx: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Sphinx: 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 |
Subfamily : Sphinginae
Tribe : Sphingini
Genus : Sphinx
Sphinx Direct Children(s):
Sphinx canadensis
(Boisduval 1875)
Sphinx kalmiae
(J E Smith 1797)
Sphinx gordius
(Cramer 1779)
Sphinx drupiferarum
(J E Smith 1797)
Sphinx asellus
(Rothschild and Jordan 1903)
Sphinx chersis
(Hübner 1823)
Sphinx chisoya
(Schaus 1932)
Sphinx dollii
(Neumoegen 1881)
Sphinx franckii
(Neumoegen 1893)
Sphinx leucophaeata
(Clemens 1859)
Sphinx libocedrus
(H Edwards 1881)
Sphinx luscitiosa
(Clemens 1859)
Sphinx perelegans
(H Edwards 1873)
Sphinx poecila
(Stephens 1828)
Sphinx sequoiae
(Boisduval 1868)
Sphinx vashti
(Strecker 1878)
Sphinx: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Sphinx
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:
Sphinx
Sphinx: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
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Sphinx: Comments