Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Guinea (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 260
2562
5906 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 259
2561
5905 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 246
2510
5772 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 162
1935
4863 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
672
1857 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
671
1856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
671
1856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
498
1505 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
484
1478 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
60
145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 23
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Guinea
23 Genera with 42 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypaedalea Butler, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1912 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1840 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pierreclanis Eitschberger, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1908 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudenyo Holland, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 2014 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Guinea
42 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Basiothia clio (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hypaedalea insignis Butler, 1877 | | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) afra Karsch, 1891 | Rosy Banded Hawk | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) edentata (Rothschild &..., 1916) | ⇒ Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891 | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Lophostethus dumolinii carteri Rothschild, 1894 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Neopolyptychus ancylus Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Neopolyptychus consimilis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Neopolyptychus spurrelli Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele aequivalens Walker, 1856 | Great Nephele | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Nephele tridyma Hoeven, 1840 | | | Phylloxiphia bicolor Rothschild, 1894 | | | Phylloxiphia goodii Holland, 1889 | | | Phylloxiphia illustris Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Phylloxiphia oberthueri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Pierreclanis admatha Pierre, 1985 | | | Platysphinx phyllis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus affinis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus carteri Butler, 1882 | | | Polyptychus paupercula senniger Jordan, 1920 | | | Polyptychus retusus (Rothschild &..., 1908) | ⇒ Polyptychus affinis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Pseudenyo benitensis Holland, 1889 | | | Pseudoclanis admatha (Pierre, 1985) | ⇒ Pierreclanis admatha Pierre, 1985 | | Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | Great Polyptychus | | Pseudoclanis molitor molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Rufoclanis rosea Druce, 1882 | | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet | | Temnora nephele Clark, 1922 | | | Temnora occidentalis Melichar & Å..., 2014 | | | Temnora prokopci Melichar & Å..., 2014 | | | Theretra perkeo Rothschild &..., 1903 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Guinea
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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