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Hawk Moths

Common Name
hawk moths
hornworms
sphinx moths

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The table below is a high-level overview of the subsequent branches of this taxon, organized by taxonomic level and further subdivided by items that FWS focuses on, either through a regulatory or other capacity. You can change your list view by selecting an option from the overview table:

  • To view all branches of a respective taxonomic level, see the Taxa column.
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  • By default, the list view will always show the child branches of the current taxon.

Branches of Sphingidae

Taxonomic LevelTaxaFWS Focus
Subfamily3
Tribe7
Subtribe0
Genus54
Subgenus0
Species1445
Aberration0
Form0
Morph0
Race0
Stirp0
Subspecies8
Unspecified0
Variety0
All Subtaxa2165

Location in Taxonomic Tree

KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
InfrakingdomProtostomia
SuperphylumEcdysozoa
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygota
InfraclassNeoptera
SuperorderHolometabola
OrderLepidoptera
SuperfamilyBombycoidea
FamilySphingidae

Viewing: descendants of Sphingidae