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Checklist for Subfamily Smerinthinae Grote & Robinson, 1865
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2035
5452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2029
5435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2014
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1285
3443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1173
3171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
82
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
38
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
9 Genera with 13 Species
Amorpha Hübner, 1797False indigo1SpeciesTaxom
Lophostethus Butler, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Marumba Moore, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1773Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychoides Carcasson, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 20215SpeciesTaxom
Rufoclanis Carcasson, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797Walnut Sphinx
Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849Arrow Sphinx
Lophostethus dumolinii dumolinii Angas, 1849
Marumba timora timora Rothschild &..., 1903
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx
Platysphinx zabolicus Haxaire & Me..., 2007
Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856
Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856
Pseudoclanis allessandroi Eitschberger, 2021
Pseudoclanis asantei Eitschberger, 2021
Pseudoclanis kruegeri Eitschberger, 2021
Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856Mulberry Hawk
Pseudoclanis pseudoasantei Eitschberger, 2021
Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860Wawy Polyptychus

Subnodes of Smerinthinae with occurrences in Cape
TribeSmerinthini
Grote & Robinson, 1865
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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