Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Bulawayo (South Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 183
1058
1769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 183
1058
1769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 178
1045
1758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
965
1683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
222
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
222
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
221
259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
123
133 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
113
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
24
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 15
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Bulawayo
15 Genera with 20 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroclanis Carcasson, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1823 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1860 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Bulawayo
20 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Afroclanis calcareus Rothschild &..., 1907 | Ruby Polyptychus | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Leucostrophus hirundo (Gerstaecker, 1871) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Marumba timora timora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | V Nephele | | Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897 | | | Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Marshall´s Hawk | | Praedora plagiata Rothschild &..., 1903 | Speckled Hawk | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Rufoclanis fulgurans Rothschild &..., 1903 | Pink Polyptychus | | Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860 | Wawy Polyptychus | | Rufoclanis numosae numosae Wallengren, 1860 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Bulawayo
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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