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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Burundi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
178
1356
2914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
178
1356
2914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
168
1314
2802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
1219
2680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
323
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
323
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
323
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
260
619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
249
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
23
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Burundi
4 Genera with 4 Species
Dovania Rothschild &..., 19261SpeciesTaxom
Falcatula Carcasson, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Burundi
4 Species
Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926Copper Sphinx
Falcatula falcata (Hayes, 1963)⇒ Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903
Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856Balsam Striped Hawk
Neopolyptychus convexus Rothschild &..., 1903

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Burundi
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Sphingidae at artfakta.se
Sphingidae at dyntaxa.se
Sphingidae at gbif.org
Sphingidae at irmng.org
Sphingidae at itis.gov