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Genus Sphinx

Sphinx libocedrus, dorsal view - Sphinx libocedrus - male Clemens' Sphinx - Sphinx luscitiosa Great Ash Sphinx - Sphinx chersis Sphinx drupiferarum – Wild Cherry Sphinx - Sphinx drupiferarum Great Ash Sphinx? - Sphinx chersis Sphinx vashti? - Sphinx vashti Elegant Sphinx Moth - Sphinx perelegans Sphinx gordius
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)
Family Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)
Subfamily Sphinginae
Tribe Sphingini
Genus Sphinx
Explanation of Names
Named for the resemblance of the larvae to the Egyptian Sphinx. (1)
Numbers
Sixteen species of the genus Sphinx are listed for America north of Mexico. (2), (3)
Print References
Tuttle, J.P. 2007. The Hawk Moths of North America. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation Inc. p. 88; pl. 6.1, 4. (2)