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Checklist for Subfamily Macroglossinae Harris, 1939 (Hawk Moths)
and region Eritrea (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1282
2411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
185
1277
2407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
1273
2402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
1075
2144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
363
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
363
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
30
363
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
306
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
303
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
38
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
16
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
9
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eritrea
9 Genera with 22 Species
Basiothia Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1843Bee Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Chaerocina Rothschild &..., 19381SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 194811SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 17642SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eritrea
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781Small Verdant Hawk
Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth
Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771
Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Chaerocina jordani Berio, 1938
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion dexippus Fawcett, 1915
Hippotion fusa Berio, 1948
Hippotion invertita Berio, 1948
Hippotion pallidissima Berio, 1948
Hippotion placata Berio, 1948
Hippotion rebeli Rothschild &..., 1903Rebel´s Striped Hawk
Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882Small Striped Hawk
Hippotion stricta Berio, 1948
Hippotion suffusa Berio, 1948
Hippotion undulata Berio, 1948
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823)⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821Accented hawk
Nephele vau Walker, 1856V Nephele
Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777Cream Striped Hawk
Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764Cape Hawk

Subnodes of Macroglossinae with occurrences in Eritrea
TribeDilophonotini
Burmeister, 1878
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMacroglossini
Harris, 1839
7
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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