Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Cameroon (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 426
5796
18192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 426
5796
18192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 408
5715
17984 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 262
4582
15900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 61
1766
7363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 61
1765
7362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1763
7360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1234
5925 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1144
5756 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
107
546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 48
214 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Cameroon
48 Genera with 214 Species
| Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1879 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afrosataspes Basquin & Ca..., 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1869 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Antinephele Holland, 1903 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Atemnora Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Avinoffia Clark, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Callosphingia Rothschild &..., 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centroctena Rothschild &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1843 | Bee Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ceridia Rothschild &..., 1874 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dovania Rothschild &..., 2000 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1903 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gynoeryx Carcasson, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1903 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypaedalea Butler, 1972 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1916 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycosphingia Rothschild &..., 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoliana Carcasson, 1785 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1912 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1875 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophaea Jordan, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1915 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Pierreclanis Eitschberger, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1989 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Poliana W. Rothschil..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1921 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1901 | | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudenyo Holland, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1781 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopolyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhadinopasa Karsch, 1880 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1891 | | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1927 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cameroon
214 Species and 38 Subspecies | Acanthosphinx gigas (Aurivillius, 1891) | ⇒ Acanthosphinx guessfeldtii Dewitz, 1879 | | Acanthosphinx guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Widow Sphinx | | Acanthosphinx guessfeldtii Dewitz, 1879 | | | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Afrosataspes galleyi Basquin, 1982 | | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Andriasa contraria suffusa Walker, 1869 | | | Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892 | Dingy Antinephele | | Antinephele anomala Butler, 1882 | Rufous Antinephele | | Antinephele camerounensis Clark, 1937 | | | Antinephele efulani Clark, 1926 | | | Antinephele lunulata Rothschild &..., 1903 | Orange Antinephele | | Antinephele maculifera Holland, 1889 | Beautiful Antinephele | | Antinephele marcida Holland, 1893 | Pallid Antinephele | | Antinephele muscosa Holland, 1889 | Green Antinephele | | Antinephele weberi (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Antinephele lunulata Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Atemnora cadioui Bouyer, 2019 | | | Atemnora westermanni Boisduval, 1875 | | | Atemnora westermannii Boisduval, 1875 | Westermann´s Humming Bird | | Atemnora westermannii westermannii Boisduval, 1875 | | | Avinoffia hollandi Clark, 1917 | | | Basiothia aureata Karsch, 1891 | Gold Dotted Temnora | | Basiothia brevipenne (Rothschild, 1894) | ⇒ Basiothia aureata Karsch, 1891 | | Basiothia charis Walker, 1856 | Lesser Brown Striped Hawk | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Callosphingia circe Fawcett, 1915 | | | Centroctena rutherfordi Druce, 1882 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | | Ceridia agilei Melichar & Ř..., 2013 | | | Ceridia agilei occidentalis Melichar & Ř..., 2013 | | | Ceridia heuglini R. Felder, 1874 | | | Chloroclanis olivolinea Joicey & Kaye, 1917 | | | Chloroclanis virescens Butler, 1882 | Green Polyptychus | | Chloroclanis virescens olivolinea Joicey & Kaye, 1917 | | | Chloroclanis virescens virescens Butler, 1882 | | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Coelonia fulvinotata fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dovania mirei Pierre, 2000 | | | Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926 | Copper Sphinx | | Dovania poecila mirei Pierre, 2000 | | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Euchloron megaera megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Falcatula cymatodes Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Falcatula cymatodes cymatodes Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Falcatula falcata (Hayes, 1963) | ⇒ Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | Falcate Polyptychus | | Gynoeryx meander Boisduval, 1875 | | | Hippotion aporodes Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion gracilis (Butler, 1875) | ⇒ Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | | Hippotion horus (Röber, 1921) | ⇒ Hippotion aporodes Rothschild &..., 1910 | | Hippotion irregularis Walker, 1856 | Irregular Striped Hawk | | Hippotion nigrofasciata Aurivillius, 1925 | | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Hippotion rebeli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Rebel´s Striped Hawk | | Hyles biguttata Walker, 1856 | | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hypaedalea butleri Rothschild, 1894 | | | Hypaedalea insignis Butler, 1877 | | | Hypaedalea lobipennis Strand, 1913 | | | Hypaedalea neglecta Carcasson, 1972 | | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) afra Karsch, 1891 | Rosy Banded Hawk | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) caecilie Eitschberger, 2003 | | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) edentata (Rothschild &..., 1916) | ⇒ Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891 | | Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | Swallow Hawk | | Leucostrophus commasiae Walker, 1856 | | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Lophostethus dumolinii carteri Rothschild, 1894 | | | Lophostethus dumolinii dumolinii Angas, 1849 | | | Lycosphingia hamatus Dewitz, 1879 | | | Macroglossum aesalon aesalon Mabille, 1879 | | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Macropoliana buchholzi Plötz, 1880 | | | Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | | Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1785) | ⇒ Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | Neopolyptychus choveti Pierre, 2004 | | | Neopolyptychus convexus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Neopolyptychus prionites Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Neopolyptychus pygarga Karsch, 1891 | | | Neopolyptychus serrator Jordan, 1929 | | | Neopolyptychus spurrelli Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele aequivalens Walker, 1856 | Great Nephele | | Nephele aequivalens aequivalens Walker, 1856 | | | Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878 | Blotched Nephele | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele densoi Keferstein, 1870 | | | Nephele discifera Karsch, 1891 | Orange Spotted Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Nephele maculosa Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele monostigma Clark, 1925 | | | Nephele oenopion Hübner, 1824 | Yellow Barred Nephele | | Nephele oenopion continentis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele pachyderma (Cramer, 1776) | ⇒ Nephele rectangulata Rothschild, 1895 | | Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Nephele rectangulata Rothschild, 1895 | | | Nephele rosae Butler, 1875 | White Banded Nephele | | Nephele rosae rosae Butler, 1875 | | | Pantophaea jordani Joicey & Talbot, 1916 | | | Phylloxiphia basquini Haxaire & Me..., 2024 | | | Phylloxiphia bicolor Rothschild, 1894 | | | Phylloxiphia dargei Haxaire & Me..., 2024 | | | Phylloxiphia domi Pierre & Bas..., 2015 | | | Phylloxiphia formosa Schultze, 1914 | | | Phylloxiphia goodi (Holland, 1889) | ⇒ Platysphinx bouyeri Haxaire & Bo..., 2003 | | Phylloxiphia goodii Holland, 1889 | | | Phylloxiphia hollandi Clark, 1917 | | | Phylloxiphia illustris Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Phylloxiphia karschi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Phylloxiphia mpassa Pierre & Bas..., 2016 | | | Phylloxiphia oberthueri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Phylloxiphia oweni Carcasson, 1968 | | | Phylloxiphia vicina Rothschild &..., 1915 | Hooked Redwing | | Pierreclanis admatha Pierre, 1985 | | | Platysphinx constrigilis Walker, 1869 | | | Platysphinx constrigilis bituberculatus Darge, 1986 | | | Platysphinx phyllis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Platysphinx stigmatica Mabille, 1878 | | | Platysphinx vicaria Jordan, 1920 | | | Platysphinx vicaria basquini Pierre, 1989 | | | Poliana laucheana Druce, 1882 | | | Polyptychoides digitatus Karsch, 1891 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychoides niloticus (Jordan, 1921) | ⇒ Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | Polyptychus affinis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus andosa Walker, 1856 | Copper Winged Polyptychus | | Polyptychus andosa tiro Kernbach, 1957 | | | Polyptychus anochus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Polyptychus anochus anochus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Polyptychus barnsi (Clark, 1926) | ⇒ Polyptychus kivui Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Polyptychus bernardii Rougeot, 1966 | | | Polyptychus carteri Butler, 1882 | | | Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild &..., 1903 | Coryndon´s Polyptychus | | Polyptychus dargei Bouyer, 2016 | | | Polyptychus dentatus Cramer, 1777 | Straight-lined crenulate hawkmoth | | Polyptychus deschampsi Bouyer, 2016 | | | Polyptychus digitatus Karsch, 1891 | | | Polyptychus enodia Holland, 1889 | | | Polyptychus gigas Aurivillius, 1891 | | | Polyptychus girardi Pierre, 1993 | | | Polyptychus guessfeldti | | | Polyptychus guessfeldtii Dewitz, 1879 | | | Polyptychus hamatus Dewitz, 1879 | | | Polyptychus herbuloti Darge, 1990 | | | Polyptychus hollandi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus lagnelae Pierre, 2014 | | | Polyptychus lapidatus Joicey & Kaye, 1917 | | | Polyptychus murinus Rothschild, 1904 | | | Polyptychus nigriplaga Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus niloticus ponens Pierre, 1989 | | | Polyptychus orthographus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus paupercula Holland, 1889 | | | Polyptychus paupercula paupercula Holland, 1889 | | | Polyptychus potiendus Darge, 1990 | | | Polyptychus retusus (Rothschild &..., 1908) | ⇒ Polyptychus affinis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Polyptychus rougeoti Carcasson, 1968 | | | Polyptychus sinus Pierre, 1985 | | | Polyptychus smithi Takano, 2021 | | | Polyptychus thihongae Bernardi, 1970 | | | Polyptychus trisecta Aurivillius, 1901 | | | Pseudenyo benitensis Holland, 1889 | | | Pseudoclanis admatha (Pierre, 1985) | ⇒ Pierreclanis admatha Pierre, 1985 | | Pseudoclanis axis Darge, 1993 | | | Pseudoclanis biokoensis Darge, 1991 | | | Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | Great Polyptychus | | Pseudoclanis molitor molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Pseudoclanis nigrita Gehlen., 1928 | | | Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Pseudoclanis rhadamistus (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Oplerclanis rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781 | | Pseudopolyptychus foliaceus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Rhadinopasa hornimani Karsch, 1891 | | | Rhadinopasa hornimani hornimani Druce, 1880 | | | Rhadinopasa udei (Druce, 1880) | ⇒ Rhadinopasa hornimani Karsch, 1891 | | Rufoclanis angelika Eitschberger, 2022 | | | Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860 | Wawy Polyptychus | | Rufoclanis rosea Druce, 1882 | | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet | | Temnora albilinea Rothschild, 1904 | White Line Temnora | | Temnora angulosa Rothschile &..., 1906 | | | Temnora atrofasciata Holland, 1889 | Dark Banded Temnora | | Temnora avinoffi Clark, 1919 | | | Temnora avinoffi avinoffi Clark, 1919 | | | Temnora bafutiana Darge, 2011 | | | Temnora camerounensis Clark, 1923 | | | Temnora crenulata Holland, 1893 | Crenulate Temnora | | Temnora crenulata crenulata Holland, 1893 | | | Temnora curtula Rothschild &..., 1908 | | | Temnora elegans Rothschild, 1895 | Elegant Temnora | | Temnora elisabethae Hering, 1930 | | | Temnora eranga Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Temnora fumosa fumosa Walker, 1856 | | | Temnora funebris Holland, 1893 | Gloomy Temnora | | Temnora fuscata (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Temnora plagiata Walker, 1856 | | Temnora griseata Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Temnora griseata griseata Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Temnora hollandi Clark, 1920 | | | Temnora iapygoides Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora kala (Darge, 1975) | ⇒ Temnora curtula Rothschild &..., 1908 | | Temnora leptis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Temnora pseudopylas Rothschild, 1894 | | Temnora livida Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora manengouba (Darge, 1973) | ⇒ Temnora hollandi Clark, 1920 | | Temnora marginata Walker, 1856 | Marginate Temnora | | Temnora natalis Walker, 1856 | Natal Temnora | | Temnora neodentata Darge, 2011 | | | Temnora nephele Clark, 1922 | | | Temnora ntombi Darge, 1975 | | | Temnora ntombi ntombi Darge, 1975 | | | Temnora occidentalis Melichar & Å..., 2014 | | | Temnora plagiata Walker, 1856 | Brown Spot Temnora | | Temnora preussi Karsch, 1891 | | | Temnora prokopci Melichar & Å..., 2014 | | | Temnora pseudopylas Rothschild, 1894 | Lobed Temnora | | Temnora radiata Karsch, 1893 | | | Temnora rattrayi Rothschild, 1904 | | | Temnora reutlingeri Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora sardanus Walker, 1856 | Dusky Temnora | | Temnora sardanus sardanus Walker, 1856 | | | Temnora scitula Holland, 1889 | Yellow Spotted Temnora | | Temnora similis Melichar & Å..., 2014 | | | Temnora spiritus Holland, 1893 | | | Temnora spiritus spiritus Holland, 1893 | | | Temnora stanislavi Melichar & Å..., 2014 | | | Temnora stevensi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Temnora trapezoidea Clark, 1935 | | | Temnora wollastoni Rothschild &..., 1908 | | | Temnora zantus Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | Ragged Temnora | | Temnora zantus apiciplaga Karsch, 1891 | | | Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758 | Levant Hawk Moth | | Theretra jugurtha Boisduval, 1875 | Green Striped Hawk | | Theretra jugurtha jugurtha Boisduval, 1875 | | | Theretra orpheus Herrich-Scha..., 1854 | Lined Hawk | | Theretra orpheus pelius Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Theretra orpheus scotinus Rothschild &..., 1915 | | | Theretra perkeo Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Theretra tessmanni Gehlen, 1927 | | | Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 | Morgan´s Sphinx | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 | | Xanthopan morganii morganii Walker, 1856 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Cameroon
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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