Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS   (LEPIDOPTERA)
Family   MOTHS - HAWK   (SPHINGIDAE)
Subfamily   MOTHS - HAWK - NEW WORLD PART II   (SMERINTHINI (SPHINGIDAE))
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: ADHEMARIUS DARIENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: ADHEMARIUS DENTONI ?
Common name:
Scientific name: ADHEMARIUS EURYALIS
Common name:
Scientific name: ADHEMARIUS EURYTHEMES
Common name:
Scientific name: ADHEMARIUS GANNASCUS
Common name:
Scientific name: AMPLYPTERUS MOLLIS
Common name:
Scientific name: ADHEMARIUS PALMERI
Common name:
Scientific name: AMPLYPTERUS SEXTOMACULA
Common name:
Scientific name: ADHEMARIUS TIGRINA
Common name:
Scientific name: ADHEMARIUS YPSILON
Common name:
Scientific name: CRESSONIA JUGLANDIS
Common name: MOTH - BIG POPLAR SPHINX
Scientific name: PACHYSPHINX MODESTA
Common name: MOTH - WEST POPLAR SPHINX
Scientific name: PACHYSPHINX OCCIDENTALIS WEST USA
Common name:
Scientific name: PAONIAS ASTYLUS
Common name: MOTH - BLINDED SPHINX
Scientific name: PAONIAS EXCAECATUS
Common name: MOTH - SMALL EYED SPHINX
Scientific name: PAONIAS MYOPS
Common name:
Scientific name: PROTAMBULYX CARTERI
Common name:
Scientific name: PROTAMBULYX EURYCLES
Common name:
Scientific name: PROTAMBULYX GOULDI
Common name:
Scientific name: PROTAMBULYX STRIGILIS
Common name:
Scientific name: SMERINTHUS CERISYI
Common name: MOTH - TWIN SPOT SPHINX
Scientific name: SMERINTHUS JAMAICENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: SMERINTHUS SALICETA