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Checklist for Tribe Macroglossini Harris, 1839
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
587
12174
60866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
369
9719
53237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3265
17620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3261
17615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
76
3251
17595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2110
13317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1909
12649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
158
1198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
72
402
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
22
168
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMacroglossini
Harris, 1839
20
164
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Africa
20 Genera with 164 Species
Antinephele Holland, 190311SpeciesTaxom
Atemnora Rothschild &..., 18756SpeciesTaxom
Basiothia Walker, 18727SpeciesTaxom
Centroctena Rothschild &..., 19002SpeciesTaxom
Chaerocina Rothschild &..., 20064SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Enpinanga Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Euchloron Boisduval, 19704SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 193015SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18346SpeciesTaxom
Hypaedalea Butler, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 18562SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 185625SpeciesTaxom
Odontosida Rothschild &..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pseudenyo Holland, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Rhodafra Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 189187SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 199216SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
164 Species and 38 Subspecies
Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892Dingy Antinephele
Antinephele anomala Butler, 1882Rufous Antinephele
Antinephele bouyeri Deschamps, 2017
Antinephele camerounensis Clark, 1937
Antinephele efulani Clark, 1926
Antinephele lunulata Rothschild &..., 1903Orange Antinephele
Antinephele lunulata lunulata
Antinephele maculifera Holland, 1889Beautiful Antinephele
Antinephele marcida Holland, 1893Pallid Antinephele
Antinephele muscosa Holland, 1889Green Antinephele
Antinephele weberi (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Antinephele lunulata Rothschild &..., 1903
Atemnora cadioui Bouyer, 2019
Atemnora falkensteinii (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Atemnora westermanni Boisduval, 1875
Atemnora westermanni Boisduval, 1875
Atemnora westermannii Boisduval, 1875Westermann´s Humming Bird
Atemnora westermannii eastermanni Bouyer, 2021
Atemnora westermannii westermannii Boisduval, 1875
Basiothia aureata Karsch, 1891Gold Dotted Temnora
Basiothia brevipenne (Rothschild, 1894)⇒ Basiothia aureata Karsch, 1891
Basiothia celerina (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Basiothia charis Walker, 1856
Basiothia celerionina (Walker, 1856)⇒ Basiothia charis Walker, 1856
Basiothia charis Walker, 1856Lesser Brown Striped Hawk
Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781Small Verdant Hawk
Basiothia schenki Moschler, 1872Brown Striped Hawk
Centroctena rutherfordi Druce, 1882
Centroctena undulata Aurivillius, 1900
Chaerocina dohertyi Rothschild &..., 1903
Chaerocina dohertyi strangulata Darge, 2006
Chaerocina nyikiana Darge & Basquin, 2008
Chaerocina strangulata Darge, 2006
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Enpinanga assamensis Walker, 1856Assam hawkmoth
Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758Verdant Hawk
Euchloron megaera megaera Linnaeus, 1758
Euchloron megaera serrai Darge, 1970
Euchloron serrai Darge, 1970
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 psammochroma Basquin, 1989
Hippotion rebeli Rothschild &..., 1903Rebel´s Striped Hawk
Hippotion rosae Butler, 1882Grey Hippotion
Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882Small Striped Hawk
Hippotion socotrensis Rebel, 1899
Hippotion talboti Clark, 1930
Hyles biguttata Walker, 1856
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth
Hypaedalea butleri Rothschild, 1894
Hypaedalea insignis Butler, 1877
Hypaedalea lobipennis Strand, 1913
Hypaedalea neglecta Carcasson, 1972
Hypaedalea viridis (Clark, 1936)⇒ Hypaedalea butleri Rothschild, 1894
Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871Swallow Hawk
Leucostrophus commasiae Walker, 1856
Macroglossum aesalon aesalon Mabille, 1879
Macroglossum heliophila heliophila Boisduval, 1875
Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823)⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821Accented hawk
Nephele aequivalens Walker, 1856Great Nephele
Nephele aequivalens aequivalens Walker, 1856
Nephele aequivalens damasioi Deschamps, 2020
Nephele argentifera Walker, 1856Silver Barred Nephele
Nephele aureomaculata (Karsch, 1891)⇒ Nephele discifera Karsch, 1891
Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878Blotched Nephele
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857Comma Nephele
Nephele densoi Keferstein, 1870
Nephele destigmata Strand, 1912
Nephele discifera Karsch, 1891Orange Spotted Nephele
Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793Funereal Nephele
Nephele maculosa Rothschild &..., 1903
Nephele monostigma Clark, 1925
Nephele oenopion Hübner, 1824Yellow Barred Nephele
Nephele oenopion continentis Rothschild &..., 1903
Nephele ovifera (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793
Nephele pachyderma (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Nephele rectangulata Rothschild, 1895
Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776Three Spotte Nephele
Nephele rectangulata Rothschild, 1895
Nephele rosae Butler, 1875White Banded Nephele
Nephele rosae rosae Butler, 1875
Nephele triangulifera (Hopffer, 1857)⇒ Nephele comoroana Clark, 1923
Nephele variegata (Palisot de B..., 1821)⇒ Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821
Nephele vau Walker, 1856V Nephele
Odontosida magnificum Rothschild, 1894Magnificent Scalloped Hawk
Pseudenyo benitensis Holland, 1889
Rhodafra marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903Marshall´s Striped Hawk
Sphingonaepiopsis ansorgei Rothschild, 1904Ansorge´s Hawklet
Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856Hawklet
Temnora albilinea Rothschild, 1904White Line Temnora
Temnora albuquerqueae Darge, 1970
Temnora angulosa Rothschile &..., 1906
Temnora atrofasciata Holland, 1889Dark Banded Temnora
Temnora aureata (Karsch, 1891)⇒ Basiothia aureata Karsch, 1891
Temnora avinoffi Clark, 1919
Temnora avinoffi avinoffi Clark, 1919
Temnora avinoffi biokoensis Darge, 1989
Temnora bafutiana Darge, 2011
Temnora bicolor (Rothschild &..., 1906)⇒ Temnora angulosa Rothschile &..., 1906
Temnora biokoensis Darge, 1989
Temnora bousqueti Darge, 1989
Temnora bouyeri Cadiou, 2003
Temnora camerounensis Clark, 1923
Temnora canui Darge, 1991
Temnora cinereofusca (Strand, 1912)⇒ Temnora griseata Rothschild &..., 1903
Temnora crenulata Holland, 1893Crenulate Temnora
Temnora crenulata crenulata Holland, 1893
Temnora curtula Rothschild &..., 1908
Temnora elegans Rothschild, 1895Elegant Temnora
Temnora elegans elegans Rothschild, 1895
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904
Temnora elisabethae Hering, 1930
Temnora engis Jordan, 1933
Temnora eranga Holland, 1889
Temnora exilis (Kernbach, 1962)⇒ Temnora pylas Cramer, 1779
Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856Smoky Temnora
Temnora fumosa albuquerqueae Darge, 1970
Temnora fumosa fumosa Walker, 1856
Temnora funebris Holland, 1893Gloomy Temnora
Temnora fuscata (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Temnora plagiata Walker, 1856
Temnora grandidieri Butler, 1879
Temnora griseata Rothschild &..., 1903
Temnora griseata cinereofusca Strand, 1912
Temnora griseata griseata Rothschild &..., 1903
Temnora heringi (Holland, 1889)⇒ Temnora eranga Holland, 1889
Temnora hollandi Clark, 1920
Temnora iapygoides Holland, 1889
Temnora kafakumbae (Clark, 1936)⇒ Temnora natalis Walker, 1856
Temnora kala (Darge, 1975)⇒ Temnora curtula Rothschild &..., 1908
Temnora leptis (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Temnora pseudopylas Rothschild, 1894
Temnora livida Holland, 1889
Temnora manengouba (Darge, 1973)⇒ Temnora hollandi Clark, 1920
Temnora marginata Walker, 1856Marginate Temnora
Temnora mirabilis Talbot, 1932
Temnora natalis Walker, 1856Natal Temnora
Temnora neodentata Darge, 2011
Temnora nephele Clark, 1922
Temnora ntombi Darge, 1975
Temnora ntombi ntombi Darge, 1975
Temnora occidentalis Melichar & Å..., 2014
Temnora parvus Kernbach, 1963
Temnora pindurensis Melichar & Å..., 2014
Temnora plagiata Walker, 1856Brown Spot Temnora
Temnora polia Rothschild, 1904
Temnora preussi Karsch, 1891
Temnora prokopci Melichar & Å..., 2014
Temnora pseudopylas Rothschild, 1894Lobed Temnora
Temnora pseudopylas congoi Clark, 1936
Temnora pseudopylas fuscolimbata Melichar, Ře..., 2016
Temnora pylades Rothschild &..., 1903Stevenson´s Temnora
Temnora pylades stevensoni Clark, 1926
Temnora pylas Cramer, 1779Barred Yellow Winged Temnora
Temnora radiata Karsch, 1893
Temnora rattrayi Rothschild, 1904
Temnora rattrayi hassoni Cadiou, 2003
Temnora reutlingeri Holland, 1889
Temnora reutlingeri bousqueti Darge, 1989
Temnora reutlingeri reutlingeri Holland, 1889
Temnora sardanus Walker, 1856Dusky Temnora
Temnora sardanus canui Darge, 1991
Temnora sardanus sardanus Walker, 1856
Temnora scheveni Carcasson, 1968
Temnora scitula Holland, 1889Yellow Spotted Temnora
Temnora similis Melichar & Å..., 2014
Temnora spiritus Holland, 1893
Temnora spiritus parvus (Kernbach, 1963)⇒ Temnora stevensi Rothschild &..., 1903
Temnora spiritus spiritus Holland, 1893
Temnora stanislavi Melichar & Å..., 2014
Temnora stevensi Rothschild &..., 1903
Temnora subapicalis Rothschild &..., 1903Smudged Temnora
Temnora swynnertoni Stevenson, 1938Swynnerton´s Temnora
Temnora trapezoidea Clark, 1935
Temnora turlini Darge, 1975
Temnora wollastoni Rothschild &..., 1908
Temnora zantus Herrich-Schä..., 1854Ragged Temnora
Temnora zantus apiciplaga Karsch, 1891
Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758Levant Hawk Moth
Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764Cape Hawk
Theretra gauthieri Darge, 1991
Theretra improvisa Darge, 2006
Theretra jugurtha Boisduval, 1875Green Striped Hawk
Theretra jugurtha jugurtha Boisduval, 1875
Theretra jugurtha peracuta Darge, 1989
Theretra orpheus Herrich-Scha..., 1854Lined Hawk
Theretra orpheus gauthieri Darge, 1991
Theretra orpheus pelius Rothschild &..., 1903
Theretra orpheus scotinus Rothschild &..., 1915
Theretra peracuta Darge, 1989
Theretra perkeo Rothschild &..., 1903
Theretra rezaci Haxaire & Me..., 2012
Theretra tessmanni Gehlen, 1927
Theretra viridis Basquin, 1992

Subnodes of Macroglossini with occurrences in Central Africa
SubtribeChoerocampina
Grote & Robinson, 1865
8
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMacroglossina
Harris, 1839
12
117
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Macroglossini at itis.gov