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 V   (MACROGLOSSINI (SPHINGIDAE))
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: AMPHION NESSUS
Common name:
Scientific name: DARAPSA MYRON
Common name:
Scientific name: DARAPSA PHOLUS
Common name: MOTH - HYDRANGEA SPHINX
Scientific name: DARAPSA VERSICOLOR
Common name:
Scientific name: DEIDAMIA INSCRIPTA
Common name:
Scientific name: HYLES GALLI INTERM.
Common name: MOTH - WHITE LINED SPHINX
Scientific name: HYLES LINEATA
Common name: MOTH - ABBOTS SPHINX
Scientific name: SPHECODINA ABBOTTII
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES ACRUS
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES AMADIS AMADIS
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES AMADIS CYRENE
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES ANUBUS
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES BELTI
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES CEROTOMIADES
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES COSMIUS
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES CROTONIS
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES FUSIMACULA
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES LIBYA
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES LOELIA
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES NABUCHODONOS.
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES NECHUS
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES NEOPTOLEMUS
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES PLUTO
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES PORCUS
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES PYRRHUS
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES RESTA
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES TERSA
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES THYELIA
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES TITANIA
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES TYNDARUS
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES UNDATA
Common name:
Scientific name: XYLOPHANES ZURCHERI