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Checklist for Tribe Macroglossini Harris, 1839
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
36
176
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
36
176
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
172
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
126
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
121
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMacroglossini
Harris, 1839
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Peninsula
3 Genera with 3 Species
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Temnora brisaeus Boisduval, 1847

Subnodes of Macroglossini with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SubtribeChoerocampina
Grote & Robinson, 1865
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMacroglossina
Harris, 1839
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Macroglossini at itis.gov