Checklist for Tribe Acherontiini Boisduval, 1875
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 943
36180
241410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 939
36100
241106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 896
35668
239021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 524
27533
203737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 101
8059
57615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 99
8043
57561 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 96
8020
57386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 32
4987
38775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 26
4502
35706 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
296
2745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 133
989 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths | 30
149 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Acherontiini
Boisduval, 1875
| 5
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Africa
5 Genera with 19 Species
Species list for Africa
19 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847 | Death's-head Hawk Moth | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius convulvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Agrius pseudoconvolvuli (Schaufuss, 1870) | ⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Callosphingia circe Fawcett, 1915 | | | Coelonia brevis Rothschild &..., 1915 | | | Coelonia comoroana Clark, 1927 | | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Coelonia fulvinotata fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | | Coelonia grisescens Saalmüller, 1884 | | | Coelonia insularis Basquin, 2018 | | | Coelonia mauritii (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | Coelonia nigrescens Basquin, 1992 | | | Coelonia pottgensi Deschamps, 2023 | | | Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833 | | | Coelonia solani comoroana Clark, 1927 | | | Coelonia solani grisescens Saalmüller, 1884 | | | Coelonia solani solani Boisduval, 1833 | | | Megacorma obliqua remota Jordan, 1924 | |
Links, sources and further information Acherontiini at itis.gov
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