Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Cape Verde (Macaronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 324
1948
2763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 323
1946
2758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 316
1925
2732 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 210
1514
2126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
483
725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
483
725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
483
725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
354
563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
333
530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
28
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 21
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Verde
21 Genera with 35 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1962 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1871 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylioides Hodges, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Verde
35 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Enyo lugubris delanoi Kernbach, 1962 | | | Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773 | Alope Sphinx | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Erinnyis guttularis (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Erinnyis guttalaris Walker, 1856 | | Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834 | Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles tithymali mauretanica Staudinger, 1871 | | | Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875 | Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele aequivalens Walker, 1856 | Great Nephele | | Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856 | | | Perigonia caryae Cadiou & Raw..., 1998 | | | Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | Coffee Sphinx | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Theretra orpheus Herrich-Scha..., 1854 | Lined Hawk | | Xylophanes rothschildia | | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Cape Verde
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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