Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Congo basin (Congo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 62
270
433 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 61
269
432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 61
269
432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 59
267
429 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
230
364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
230
364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
229
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
162
278 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
145
257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
29
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 11
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Congo basin
11 Genera with 15 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antinephele Holland, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atemnora Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1875 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Congo basin
15 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892 | Dingy Antinephele | | Atemnora westermanni Boisduval, 1875 | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) afra Karsch, 1891 | Rosy Banded Hawk | | Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878 | Blotched Nephele | | Nephele maculosa Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Nephele rosae Butler, 1875 | White Banded Nephele | | Nephele rosae rosae Butler, 1875 | | | Praedora puchneri Schmit & Pierre, 1903 | | | Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Hawk | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Congo basin
 | | 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
|
