Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Bioko (Equatorial Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 102
622
1189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 102
622
1189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 101
621
1188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 79
573
1116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
289
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
289
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
289
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
250
532 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
224
498 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
19
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 11
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Bioko
11 Genera with 24 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1781 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1989 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1989 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Bioko
24 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Neopolyptychus pygarga Karsch, 1891 | | | Platysphinx constrigilis Walker, 1869 | | | Polyptychus carteri Butler, 1882 | | | Polyptychus digitatus Karsch, 1891 | | | Polyptychus nigriplaga Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Pseudoclanis biokoensis Darge, 1991 | | | Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis rhadamistus (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Oplerclanis rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781 | | Temnora avinoffi Clark, 1919 | | | Temnora avinoffi biokoensis Darge, 1989 | | | Temnora biokoensis Darge, 1989 | | | Temnora bousqueti Darge, 1989 | | | Temnora eranga Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Temnora fumosa fumosa Walker, 1856 | | | Temnora funebris Holland, 1893 | Gloomy Temnora | | Temnora iapygoides Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora livida Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora reutlingeri Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora reutlingeri bousqueti Darge, 1989 | | | Theretra jugurtha Boisduval, 1875 | Green Striped Hawk | | Theretra jugurtha peracuta Darge, 1989 | | | Theretra peracuta Darge, 1989 | | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Bioko
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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