Checklist for Tribe Smerinthini Grote & Robinson, 1865
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 568
7208
15765 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 565
7204
15757 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 537
7075
15500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 343
5723
13134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
2032
4918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
2030
4914 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2022
4883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1257
3230 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
1168
3017 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
90
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 41
92 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Smerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
| 12
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Smerinthini
Grote & Robinson, 1865
| 11
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
11 Genera with 16 Species | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1773 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 2007 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudandriasa Carcasson, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
16 Species and 3 Subspecies | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Lophostethus dumolinii dumolinii Angas, 1849 | | | Marumba timora timora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Paonias astylus Drury, 1773 | Huckleberry Sphinx | | Platysphinx bourkei (Distant, 1897) | ⇒ Poliana albescens Inoue, 1996 | | Platysphinx piabilis Distant, 1897 | Measly Hawk | | Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897 | | | Platysphinx zabolicus Haxaire & Me..., 2007 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Pseudandriasa mutata Walker, 1855 | Roundwinged Polyptychus | | Pseudoclanis joannoui Eitschberger..., 2012 | | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Rufoclanis jansei Vári, 1964 | | | Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860 | Wawy Polyptychus |
Links, sources and further information Smerinthini at itis.gov
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