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 III   (DILOPHONOTINI (SPHINGIDAE))
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: AELLOPUS CLAVIPES
Common name:
Scientific name: AELLOPUS FADUS
Common name:
Scientific name: AELLOPUS TITAN
Common name:
Scientific name: ALEURON CHLOROPTERA
Common name:
Scientific name: CALLIONIMA ACUTA
Common name:
Scientific name: CALLIONIMA DENTICULATUA
Common name:
Scientific name: CALLIONIMA INNUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CALLIONIMA NOMIUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CALLIONIMA PARCE
Common name:
Scientific name: ENYO GORGON
Common name:
Scientific name: ENYO LUGUBRIS
Common name:
Scientific name: ENYO OCYPETE
Common name:
Scientific name: ENYO TAEDIUM
Common name:
Scientific name: ERINNYIS ALOPE
Common name:
Scientific name: ERINNYIS CRAMERI
Common name:
Scientific name: ERINNYIS DOMINGONUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ERINNYIS ELLO
Common name:
Scientific name: ERINNYIS LASSAUXI
Common name:
Scientific name: ERINNYIS OBSCURA
Common name:
Scientific name: ERINNYIS OENOTRUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ERINNYIS YUCATANA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUPYRRHOGLOSS SAGRA
Common name:
Scientific name: HEMARIS DIFFINIS
Common name:
Scientific name: HEMARIS GRACILIS
Common name: MOTH - HUMMINGBIRD
Scientific name: HEMARIS THYSBE
Common name:
Scientific name: HEMEROPLANES DIFFUSA
Common name:
Scientific name: ISOGNATHUS CARICAE
Common name:
Scientific name: ISOGNATHUS LEACHI
Common name:
Scientific name: ISOGNATHUS RIMOSUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MADORYX PLUTO
Common name:
Scientific name: MADORYX PSEUDOTHYREUS
Common name:
Scientific name: NYCERYX HYPOSTICTA
Common name:
Scientific name: NYCERYX STUARTI
Common name:
Scientific name: NYCERYX TACITA
Common name:
Scientific name: ORYBA ACHEMENIDES
Common name:
Scientific name: ORYBA KADENI
Common name:
Scientific name: PACHYLIA DARCETA
Common name:
Scientific name: PACHYLIA FICUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PACHYLIA RESUMENS
Common name:
Scientific name: PACHYLIA SYCES
Common name:
Scientific name: PERIGONIA LUSCA RESTITUTA
Common name:
Scientific name: PERIGONIA LUSCA PASSERINA
Common name:
Scientific name: PHRYXUS CAICUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PSEUDOSPHINX TETRIO