Integrated Taxonomic Information System - Report
Go to Print Version

Sphinx  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 188620

(Download Help) Sphinx TSN 188620

 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2014   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumHexapoda  – hexapods  
                   ClassInsecta  – insects, hexapoda, inseto, insectes  
                      SubclassPterygota  – insects ailés, winged insects  
                         InfraclassNeoptera  – modern, wing-folding insects  
                            SuperorderHolometabola   
                               OrderLepidoptera  – butterflies, moths, papillons, papillons de nuit, Borboleta, Mariposa  
                                  SuperfamilyBombycoidea   
                                     FamilySphingidae Latreille, 1802 – hawk moths, hornworms, sphinx moths  
                                        SubfamilySphinginae Latreille, 1802  
                                           TribeSphingini Latreille, 1802  
                                              GenusSphinx Linnaeus, 1758  
    Direct Children:  
                                                 Species Sphinx asellus (Rothschild and Jordan, 1903) – Asella Sphinx 
                                                 Species Sphinx canadensis Boisduval, 1875 – northern ash sphinx, sphinx du Canada, Canadian Sphinx 
                                                 Species Sphinx chersis (Hübner, 1823) – Great Ash Sphinx 
                                                 Species Sphinx chisoya (Schaus, 1932)  
                                                 Species Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881  
                                                 Species Sphinx drupiferarum J. E. Smith, 1797 – plum tree sphinx, Wild Cherry Sphinx, plum sphinx, sphinx du cerisier 
                                                 Species Sphinx franckii Neumoegen, 1893 – Franck's Sphinx 
                                                 Species Sphinx gordius Cramer, 1779 – apple sphinx, sphinx du pommier 
                                                 Species Sphinx kalmiae J. E. Smith, 1797 – Laurel Sphinx, sphinx du laurier 
                                                 Species Sphinx leucophaeata Clemens, 1859  
                                                 Species Sphinx libocedrus H. Edwards, 1881 – Incense Cedar Sphinx 
                                                 Species Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859 – Clemen's Sphinx 
                                                 Species Sphinx perelegans H. Edwards, 1873 – Elegant Sphinx 
                                                 Species Sphinx poecila Stephens, 1828  
                                                 Species Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868 – Sequoia Sphinx 
                                                 Species Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878 – Snowberry Sphinx 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for:    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Sphinx   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Tuttle, James P.  
  Publication Date: 2007   
  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   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division:    
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment:    
 

 

    

 
 Subordinate Taxa  Rank  Verified Standards Met  Verified Min Standards Met  Unverified Percent Standards Met
 
LOADING...
 

A gray graphic bar
Search on:  Any Name or TSN  Common Name  Scientific Name  TSN
     


Disclaimer: ITIS taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and up-to-date information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in provisions of treaties to which the United States is a party, wildlife statutes, regulations, and any applicable notices that have been published in the Federal Register. For further information on U.S. legal requirements with respect to protected taxa, please contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

A gray bar