Sphinx

Sphinx ( Sphinginae ) - subfamily of hawks .

Sphinx
Acherontia lachesis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animals Kingdom : Eumetazoi No rank : Bilateral symmetrical No rank : Primary No rank : Molting No rank : Panarthropoda Type of: Arthropods Subtype : Tracheo-breathing Overclass : Six-legged Grade: Insects Subclass : Winged insects Infraclass : Winged insects Treasure : Fully Transformed Insects Squadron : Amphiesmenoptera Squad: Lepidoptera Suborder : Proboscopic Infrastructure : Butterflies Treasure : Double-breasted Treasure : Obtectomera Superfamily : Silkworm Family: Brazhniki Subfamily : Sphinx
International scientific name
Sphinginae Latreille , 1802

The subfamily has 39 genera and 214 species.

• Manduca Hübner, 1807 (over 70 species)
  • Carolina shredder Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763
• Sphinxes Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758
  • Hornberry Sphinx ligustri Linnaeus, 1758
  • Barrier pine Sphinx pinastri Linnaeus, 1758
• Hornweed bindweed Agrius Hübner, (1819)
  • Hornweed bindweed Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Dead Heads of Acherontia [Laspeyres], 1809
  • Dead Head , or Adam's Head Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Acherontia lachesis
  • Acherontia styx
• Xanthopan
  • Xanthopan morganii