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Checklist for Tribe Smerinthini Grote & Robinson, 1865
and region North Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
10948
38362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
10924
38301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
10787
38002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
387
8356
31453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
69
2306
7037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2300
7024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2299
7023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1466
4204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1340
3844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
82
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
48
124
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
14
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSmerinthini
Grote & Robinson, 1865
13
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Africa
13 Genera with 32 Species
Andriasa Walker, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Ceridia Rothschild &..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Leucophlebia Westwood, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Lophostethus Butler, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Marumba Moore, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1773Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychoides Carcasson, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 18566SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1837Eyed Hawkmoths4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
32 Species and 3 Subspecies
Andriasa axeli Darge, 2014
Ceridia heuglini R. Felder, 1874
Laothoe austauti Staudinger, 1877Maghreb Poplar Hawkmoth
Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar hawk moth
Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) afra Karsch, 1891Rosy Banded Hawk
Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) edentata (Rothschild &..., 1916)⇒ Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891
Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) neumanni Rothschild, 1902
Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849Arrow Sphinx
Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775Oak hawk moth
Neopolyptychus ancylus Rothschild &..., 1916
Neopolyptychus consimilis Rothschild &..., 1903
Neopolyptychus prionites Rothschild &..., 1916
Neopolyptychus pygarga Karsch, 1891
Neopolyptychus sudanensis Clark, 1927
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx
Platysphinx dorsti Rougeot, 1977
Polyptychoides assimilis (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856
Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856
Polyptychoides niloticus (Jordan, 1921)⇒ Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856
Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856
Polyptychus hollandi Rothschild &..., 1903
Polyptychus nigriplaga Rothschild &..., 1903
Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921
Pseudoclanis abyssinicus (Lucas, 1857)⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856
Pseudoclanis boisduvali (Aurivillius, 1898)⇒ Oplerclanis boisduvali Aurivillius, 1898
Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928)⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856
Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912Great Polyptychus
Pseudoclanis molitor molitor Rothschild &..., 1912
Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856Mulberry Hawk
Smerinthus astarte (Kirby, 1837)⇒ Smerinthus ophthalmicus Kirby, 1837
Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth
Smerinthus ocellata atlanticus Austaut, 1890
Smerinthus ophthalmicus Kirby, 1837One-eyed Sphinx


Links, sources and further information
Smerinthini at itis.gov