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Narrative
Sphingidae family contains approximately one thousand species of heavy-bodied moths with strong wings. They are very fast fliers. Most species can hover like hummingbirds. Many of them have a very long proboscis which can be inserted deep into a flower to sip the various nectars. Because of their excellent ability to fly, most species have rather large geographical ranges.
Sphingidae herein are split into three major groups: New World Sphingidae, African Sphingidae, and Eurasia Sphingidae.
Taxonomy
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Latin
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English
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Animal
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Phylum
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Arthropoda
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Jointed Legged Animals
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Class
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Insecta
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Insects
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Order
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Lepidoptera
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Butterflies And Moths
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Family
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Sphingidae
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Moths - Hawk Or Sphinx
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SubFamily
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References
| Title | Author | Comments |
| Moth Book | Holland, W.J. | For many years this work was the standard reference for the moths of North America. Saturnidae, Sphingidae, Noctuidae, and other families are covered in detail. The 48 color plates picture most of the species in color. |
| Sphingidae Mundi - Hawk Moths of the World | DAbrera, Bernard | This superb book discusses all known sphinx moths (Sphingidae) of the world. Almost all of them are pictured life-size in color. |
| Fascicle 21 - Sphingoidea - Hawk Moths | Hodges, Ronald W. | This excellent work shows all of the Sphinx moths of North America in color. Excellent text is included for each species. |
| Hawkmoths of the World | Kitching, Ian J. | This recent book lists all known species of worldwide Sphingidae. Under each species, there is a list of all synonyms. Two species are also described as new. There are detailed explanations for each taxonomic decision that was been made to create this modern list. |
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| Genus | Species |
| Cytheitis | rhodopteron |
| Cytheitis | schultzei |
| Graphium | arcesilaus |
| Graphium | earis |
| Graphium | hipparchus |
| Graphium | iphitas |
| Graphium | orthosilaus |
| Iphimedeia | niepelti |
| Iphimedeia | richardus |
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