Thyreus Harris, 1839 Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank GENUS Published in Sillim (1839) Journal des Sciences et des Arts. 36. Classification kingdom Animalia phylum Arthropoda class Insecta order Lepidoptera family Sphingidae genus Amphion Name Homonyms Thyreus Panzer, 1806 Thyreus R.A.Philippi, 1844 Thyreus Swainson, 1821 Thyreus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau & Brullé, 1835 Thyreus Sting Mechanism Thyreus Harris, 1839