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Checklist for Subfamily Macroglossinae Harris, 1939 (Hawk Moths)
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
389
2530
3645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
386
2522
3632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
372
2485
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
1954
2800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
519
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
519
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
519
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
369
582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
348
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
28
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
21
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
14
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Verde
14 Genera with 27 Species
Basiothia Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17875SpeciesTaxom
Euchloron Boisduval, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18715SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 17772SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17713SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
27 Species and 3 Subspecies
Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781Small Verdant Hawk
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo lugubris delanoi Kernbach, 1962
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis guttularis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Erinnyis guttalaris Walker, 1856
Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758Verdant Hawk
Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856Balsam Striped Hawk
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823Large Striped Hawk-moth
Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882Small Striped Hawk
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth
Hyles tithymali mauretanica Staudinger, 1871
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth
Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821Accented hawk
Nephele aequivalens Walker, 1856Great Nephele
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Perigonia caryae Cadiou & Raw..., 1998
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856Smoky Temnora
Theretra orpheus Herrich-Scha..., 1854Lined Hawk
Xylophanes rothschildia
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771

Subnodes of Macroglossinae with occurrences in Cape Verde
TribeDilophonotini
Burmeister, 1878
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMacroglossini
Harris, 1839
10
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Macroglossinae at artfakta.se
Macroglossinae at dyntaxa.se
Macroglossinae at itis.gov