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 - EURASIA PART V   (MACROGLOSSINI - EURASIA)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: ACOSMERYX ANCEUS ANCEUS
Common name:
Scientific name: ACOSMERYX CASTANEA
Common name:
Scientific name: ACOSMERYX MISKINI
Common name:
Scientific name: ACOSMERYX SOCRATES
Common name:
Scientific name: CECHENENA AEGROTA
Common name:
Scientific name: CECHENENA HELOPS
Common name:
Scientific name: CECHENENA LINEOSA ANGUSTATA
Common name:
Scientific name: CECHENENA LINEOSA
Common name:
Scientific name: CIZARA ARDENIAE
Common name:
Scientific name: DEILEPHILA ELPENOR
Common name:
Scientific name: DEILEPHILA PORCELLUS
Common name:
Scientific name: HIPPOTION CELERIO
Common name:
Scientific name: HIPPOTION ECHECLUS
Common name:
Scientific name: HIPPOTION RAFFLESI
Common name:
Scientific name: HIPPOTION SCROFA
Common name:
Scientific name: HIPPOTION VELOX
Common name:
Scientific name: HYLES EUPHORBIAE
Common name:
Scientific name: HYLES GALLII
Common name:
Scientific name: HYLES VESPERTILIO
Common name:
Scientific name: LEPCHINA SPECIES
Common name:
Scientific name: MACROGLOSSUM HIRUNDO
Common name:
Scientific name: MACROGLOSSUM MITHCELLI
Common name:
Scientific name: MACROGLOSSUM STELLATARUM
Common name:
Scientific name: NEPHELE DIDYMA
Common name:
Scientific name: NEPHELE SUBVARIA
Common name:
Scientific name: RHYNCHOLABA ACTEUS
Common name:
Scientific name: RHAGASTIS ALBOMARGINATA
Common name:
Scientific name: RHAGASTIS AURIFERA
Common name:
Scientific name: RHAGISTIS AURIFERA
Common name:
Scientific name: RHAGASTIS A.SUMATRANUS
Common name:
Scientific name: THERETRA ALECTO
Common name:
Scientific name: THERETRA BOISDUVALI
Common name:
Scientific name: THERETRA CLOTHO CELATA
Common name:
Scientific name: THERETRA INCARNATA
Common name:
Scientific name: THERETRA INDISTINCTA
Common name:
Scientific name: THERETRA JAPONICA
Common name:
Scientific name: THERETRA LATREILLEI
Common name:
Scientific name: THERETRA NESSUS
Common name:
Scientific name: THERETRA OLDENLANDIAE
Common name:
Scientific name: THERETRA PALLICOSTA
Common name:
Scientific name: THERETRA S.SILHETENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: THERETRA S.INTERSECTA