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Checklist for Tribe Smerinthini Grote & Robinson, 1865
and region Pretoria (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1365
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
1186
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
52
460
817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
52
459
816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
458
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
211
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
176
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
16
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSmerinthini
Grote & Robinson, 1865
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pretoria
6 Genera with 9 Species
Paonias Hübner, 1773Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 19072SpeciesTaxom
Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 18972SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychoides Carcasson, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pretoria
9 Species
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx
Phylloxiphia metria Jordan, 1920Redwing Hawk
Phylloxiphia punctum Rothschild, 1907One Spot Redwing
Platysphinx piabilis Distant, 1897Measly Hawk
Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897
Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856
Polyptychus assimilis Rothschild &..., 1903
Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856
Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856Mulberry Hawk


Links, sources and further information
Smerinthini at itis.gov