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Checklist for Tribe Smerinthini Grote & Robinson, 1865
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
71
1255
2808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
70
1251
2798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
1237
2748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
751
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
686
1616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
52
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
30
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSmerinthini
Grote & Robinson, 1865
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
6 Genera with 6 Species
Amorpha Hübner, 1797False indigo1SpeciesTaxom
Marumba Moore, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1773Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Rufoclanis Carcasson, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797Walnut Sphinx
Marumba timora timora Rothschild &..., 1903
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx
Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856
Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856Mulberry Hawk
Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860Wawy Polyptychus


Links, sources and further information
Smerinthini at itis.gov