Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 210
1650
3717 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 209
1649
3716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 201
1606
3623 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 137
1425
3354 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
698
1776 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
698
1776 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 43
698
1776 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
523
1450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
482
1394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
62
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 28
72 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Equatorial Guinea
28 Genera with 72 Species
| Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1893 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Antinephele Holland, 1889 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Atemnora Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centroctena Rothschild &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1823 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypaedalea Butler, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1875 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1908 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudenyo Holland, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1781 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1889 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1989 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Equatorial Guinea
72 Species and 15 Subspecies | Acanthosphinx guessfeldtii Dewitz, 1879 | | | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Andriasa contraria objectus Strand, 1912 | | | Andriasa contraria perpallida Holland, 1893 | | | Andriasa contraria suffusa Walker, 1869 | | | Andriasa objectus Strand, 1912 | | | Andriasa perpallida Holland, 1893 | | | Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892 | Dingy Antinephele | | Antinephele anomala Butler, 1882 | Rufous Antinephele | | Antinephele maculifera Holland, 1889 | Beautiful Antinephele | | Antinephele marcida Holland, 1893 | Pallid Antinephele | | Antinephele muscosa Holland, 1889 | Green Antinephele | | Atemnora westermannii Boisduval, 1875 | Westermann´s Humming Bird | | Atemnora westermannii westermannii Boisduval, 1875 | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Centroctena rutherfordi Druce, 1882 | | | Chloroclanis virescens Butler, 1882 | Green Polyptychus | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Falcatula falcata (Hayes, 1963) | ⇒ Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | Falcate Polyptychus | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Hypaedalea butleri Rothschild, 1894 | | | Hypaedalea insignis Butler, 1877 | | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Neopolyptychus prionites Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Neopolyptychus pygarga Karsch, 1891 | | | 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 destigmata Strand, 1912 | | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Nephele maculosa Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Nephele rosae Butler, 1875 | White Banded Nephele | | Phylloxiphia illustris Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Platysphinx constrigilis Walker, 1869 | | | Polyptychoides digitatus Karsch, 1891 | | | Polyptychus carteri Butler, 1882 | | | Polyptychus digitatus Karsch, 1891 | | | Polyptychus guessfeldtii Dewitz, 1879 | | | Polyptychus inconspicuus (Holland, 1889) | ⇒ Polyptychus paupercula Holland, 1889 | | Polyptychus insulanus Darge, 2004 | | | Polyptychus nigriplaga Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus paupercula Holland, 1889 | | | Polyptychus paupercula inconspicuus Strand, 1912 | | | Polyptychus retusus (Rothschild &..., 1908) | ⇒ Polyptychus affinis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Pseudenyo benitensis Holland, 1889 | | | Pseudoclanis biokoensis Darge, 1991 | | | Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis rhadamistus (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Oplerclanis rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781 | | Rufoclanis rosea Druce, 1882 | | | Temnora atrofasciata Holland, 1889 | Dark Banded Temnora | | Temnora avinoffi Clark, 1919 | | | Temnora avinoffi biokoensis Darge, 1989 | | | Temnora biokoensis Darge, 1989 | | | Temnora bousqueti Darge, 1989 | | | Temnora cinereofusca (Strand, 1912) | ⇒ Temnora griseata Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Temnora eranga Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Temnora fumosa fumosa Walker, 1856 | | | Temnora funebris Holland, 1893 | Gloomy Temnora | | Temnora griseata Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Temnora griseata cinereofusca Strand, 1912 | | | Temnora griseata griseata Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Temnora iapygoides Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora livida Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora nephele Clark, 1922 | | | Temnora reutlingeri Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora reutlingeri bousqueti Darge, 1989 | | | Temnora reutlingeri reutlingeri Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora scitula Holland, 1889 | Yellow Spotted Temnora | | Theretra improvisa Darge, 2006 | | | Theretra jugurtha Boisduval, 1875 | Green Striped Hawk | | Theretra jugurtha jugurtha Boisduval, 1875 | | | Theretra jugurtha peracuta Darge, 1989 | | | Theretra peracuta Darge, 1989 | | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Equatorial Guinea
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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