Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Chad (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 187
1189
2393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 186
1188
2392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 178
1169
2353 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
874
1872 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 19
176
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 19
176
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 19
176
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
148
244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
140
234 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
28
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 13
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Chad
13 Genera with 21 Species | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceridia Rothschild &..., 1874 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1989 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophaea Jordan, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Chad
21 Species and 2 Subspecies | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Ceridia agilei Melichar & Ř..., 2013 | | | Ceridia agilei occidentalis Melichar & Ř..., 2013 | | | Ceridia heuglini R. Felder, 1874 | | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion psammochroma Basquin, 1989 | | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) caecilie Eitschberger, 2003 | | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Neopolyptychus prionites Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Neopolyptychus pygarga Karsch, 1891 | | | Pantophaea jordani Joicey & Talbot, 1916 | | | Platysphinx phyllis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychoides niloticus (Jordan, 1921) | ⇒ Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis boisduvali (Aurivillius, 1898) | ⇒ Oplerclanis boisduvali Aurivillius, 1898 | | Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | Great Polyptychus | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Theretra rezaci Haxaire & Me..., 2012 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Chad
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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