SPHINGIDAE
(hawk or sphinx moths, hawk-moth)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Laothoe populi
Poplar Hawk-moth
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 		Species 33 images
MACROGLOSSINAE
a subfamily of moths
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 		Subfamily 7 subtaxa 97 images 7 ident. refs
Mimas tiliae
Lime Hawk-moth
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 		Species 31 images 1 ident. refs
Smerinthus ocellata
Eyed Hawk-moth
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 		Species 10 images 1 ident. refs
SPHINGINAE
a subfamily of moths
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 		Subfamily 4 subtaxa 61 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilySPHINGIDAE (hawk or sphinx moths, hawk-moth)
SuperfamilyBOMBYCOIDEA (silk moths, emperor etc.)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

SPHINGIDAE (hawk or sphinx moths, hawk-moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for SPHINGIDAE (hawk or sphinx moths, hawk-moth)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 36 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for SPHINGIDAE (hawk or sphinx moths, hawk-moth)
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