Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Eritrea (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 187
1282
2410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 185
1277
2406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 181
1273
2401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 124
1075
2143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
363
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
363
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
363
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
306
656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
303
653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
38
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 16
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Eritrea
16 Genera with 30 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1843 | Bee Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ceridia Rothschild &..., 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaerocina Rothschild &..., 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Covelliana | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1948 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1764 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eritrea
30 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria diffusus Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Andriasa diffusus Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | | Ceridia heuglini R. Felder, 1874 | | | Chaerocina jordani Berio, 1938 | | | Covelliana cadioui Haxaire & Ca..., 2008 | | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion dexippus Fawcett, 1915 | | | Hippotion fusa Berio, 1948 | | | Hippotion invertita Berio, 1948 | | | Hippotion pallidissima Berio, 1948 | | | Hippotion placata Berio, 1948 | | | Hippotion rebeli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Rebel´s Striped Hawk | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Hippotion stricta Berio, 1948 | | | Hippotion suffusa Berio, 1948 | | | Hippotion undulata Berio, 1948 | | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | V Nephele | | Rufoclanis rosea Druce, 1882 | | | Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777 | Cream Striped Hawk | | Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Hawk |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Eritrea
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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