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Checklist for Subtribe Choerocampina Grote & Robinson, 1865
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1766
7363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1765
7362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1763
7360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1234
5925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1144
5756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
107
546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
48
214
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
18
106
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMacroglossini
Harris, 1839
16
103
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeChoerocampina
Grote & Robinson, 1865
6
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
6 Genera with 23 Species
Basiothia Walker, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Centroctena Rothschild &..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Euchloron Boisduval, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 190310SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 19278SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
23 Species and 4 Subspecies
Basiothia aureata Karsch, 1891Gold Dotted Temnora
Basiothia brevipenne (Rothschild, 1894)⇒ Basiothia aureata Karsch, 1891
Basiothia charis Walker, 1856Lesser Brown Striped Hawk
Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781Small Verdant Hawk
Centroctena rutherfordi Druce, 1882
Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758Verdant Hawk
Euchloron megaera megaera Linnaeus, 1758
Hippotion aporodes Rothschild &..., 1910
Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856Balsam Striped Hawk
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779Common Striped Hawk
Hippotion gracilis (Butler, 1875)⇒ Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779
Hippotion horus (Röber, 1921)⇒ Hippotion aporodes Rothschild &..., 1910
Hippotion irregularis Walker, 1856Irregular Striped Hawk
Hippotion nigrofasciata Aurivillius, 1925
Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823Large Striped Hawk-moth
Hippotion rebeli Rothschild &..., 1903Rebel´s Striped Hawk
Hyles biguttata Walker, 1856
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758Levant Hawk Moth
Theretra jugurtha Boisduval, 1875Green Striped Hawk
Theretra jugurtha jugurtha Boisduval, 1875
Theretra orpheus Herrich-Scha..., 1854Lined Hawk
Theretra orpheus pelius Rothschild &..., 1903
Theretra orpheus scotinus Rothschild &..., 1915
Theretra perkeo Rothschild &..., 1903
Theretra tessmanni Gehlen, 1927