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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Dodoma Region (Central Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
34
106
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
34
106
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
33
104
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
26
90
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
13
29
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
13
29
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
13
29
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
8
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
7
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
8
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dodoma Region
8 Genera with 8 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Likoma Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 18971SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Rufoclanis Carcasson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dodoma Region
8 Species
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882Small Striped Hawk
Likoma apicalis Rothschild &..., 1903Sepia Tip Hawk
Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897
Polyptychus baxteri Rothschild &..., 1908Baxter´s Polyptychus
Pseudoclanis aequabilis Darge, 2005
Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860Wawy Polyptychus
Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856Hawklet

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Dodoma Region
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
5
5
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