Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Ethiopia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 368
4260
12512 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 367
4259
12510 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 351
4199
12362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 237
3462
10482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 58
1314
4089 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 58
1313
4087 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 58
1313
4087 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
914
3173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
830
3007 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
76
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 40
99 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ethiopia
40 Genera with 99 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atemnora Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cadiouclanis Eitschberger, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callosphingia Rothschild &..., 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1843 | Bee Hawk Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ceridia Rothschild &..., 2016 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chaerocina Rothschild &..., 1938 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Covelliana | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dovania Rothschild &..., 1926 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ellenbeckia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1968 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1903 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1926 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoliana Carcasson, 2016 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microclanis Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1910 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poliana W. Rothschil..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poliodes Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1935 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 2022 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1968 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1764 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ethiopia
99 Species and 15 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 contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Atemnora westermannii Boisduval, 1875 | Westermann´s Humming Bird | | Atemnora westermannii westermannii Boisduval, 1875 | | | Basiothia charis Walker, 1856 | Lesser Brown Striped Hawk | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Cadiouclanis bianchii Oberthür, 1883 | | | Callosphingia circe Fawcett, 1915 | | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Cephonodes apus (Boisduval, 1833) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | | Ceridia heuglini R. Felder, 1874 | | | Ceridia quirini Sulak, Nauma..., 2016 | | | Chaerocina ellisoni Hayes, 1963 | | | Chaerocina jordani Berio, 1938 | | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Coelonia mauritii (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | Covelliana berioi Eitschberger..., 2016 | | | Covelliana ferax Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Covelliana robertbecki Eitschberger..., 2016 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dovania dargei Pierre, 2000 | | | Dovania neumanni Jordan, 1926 | | | Ellenbeckia monospila Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Falcatula falcata (Hayes, 1963) | ⇒ Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | Falcate Polyptychus | | Falcatula svaricki Haxaire & Me..., 2008 | | | Falcatula tamsi Carcasson, 1968 | | | Hippotion aporodes Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion canens Jordan, 1926 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion moorei Jordan, 1926 | | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Hippotion pentagramma Hampson, 1910 | | | Hippotion rebeli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Rebel´s Striped Hawk | | Hippotion rosae Butler, 1882 | Grey Hippotion | | Hippotion rosae rosae Butler, 1882 | | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Hippotion socotrensis Rebel, 1899 | | | Hippotion socotrensis diyllus Fawcett, 1915 | | | Hippotion stigma Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) neumanni Rothschild, 1902 | | | Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | Swallow Hawk | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Lophostethus dumolinii riedeli Eitschberger..., 2011 | | | Lophostethus negus Jordan, 1926 | | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Macropoliana buchholzi Plötz, 1880 | | | Macropoliana chrismonika Eitschberger..., 2016 | | | Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | | Macropoliana haileselassiei Eitschberger..., 2016 | | | Macropoliana kingstoni Eitschberger, 2016 | | | Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1785) | ⇒ Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | Macropoliana stroehlei Eitschberger, 2016 | | | Marumba timora timora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Microclanis erlangeri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Neopolyptychus consimilis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Nephele raffrayi (Oberthür, 1878) | ⇒ Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | | Nephele rosae Butler, 1875 | White Banded Nephele | | Nephele rosae illustris Jordan, 1920 | | | Nephele schimperi (Lucas, 1857) | ⇒ Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | | Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | V Nephele | | Nephele xylina Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Platysphinx dorsti Rougeot, 1977 | | | Poliana micra Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Poliodes roseicornis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychoides niloticus (Jordan, 1921) | ⇒ Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus unilineata Clark, 1935 | | | Praedora melichari Haxaire, 2011 | | | Pseudoclanis abyssinicus (Lucas, 1857) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis bianchii (Oberthur, 1883) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | Great Polyptychus | | Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Rhagastis lambertoni Clark, 1923 | | | Rufoclanis erlangeri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860 | Wawy Polyptychus | | Rufoclanis numosae rostislavi Haxaire & Me..., 2009 | | | Rufoclanis numosae subjectus Walker, 1869 | | | Rufoclanis schreieri Eitschberger, 2022 | | | Temnora arida Melichar & Ř..., 2016 | | | Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904 | | | Temnora funebris Holland, 1893 | Gloomy Temnora | | Temnora fuscata (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Temnora plagiata Walker, 1856 | | Temnora plagiata Walker, 1856 | Brown Spot Temnora | | Temnora pseudopylas Rothschild, 1894 | Lobed Temnora | | Temnora pseudopylas pseudopylas Rothschild, 1894 | | | Temnora sardanus Walker, 1856 | Dusky Temnora | | Temnora sardanus sardanus Walker, 1856 | | | Temnora scheveni Carcasson, 1968 | | | Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758 | Levant Hawk Moth | | Theretra ankae Melichar & Å..., 2015 | | | Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Hawk |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Ethiopia
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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