Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Kakamega Forest (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 65
415
945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 65
415
945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 59
405
936 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 56
402
934 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
227
619 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
227
619 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
227
619 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
170
487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
154
468 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
20
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 17
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kakamega Forest
17 Genera with 33 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chaerocina Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dovania Rothschild &..., 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1875 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Poliana W. Rothschil..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1893 | | 6 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kakamega Forest
33 Species and 1 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 | | | Chaerocina dohertyi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Chloroclanis virescens Butler, 1882 | Green Polyptychus | | Coelonia mauritii (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926 | Copper Sphinx | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Hippotion aporodes Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Neopolyptychus pygarga Karsch, 1891 | | | Neopolyptychus serrator Jordan, 1929 | | | 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 peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Nephele rosae Butler, 1875 | White Banded Nephele | | Poliana buchholzi Plotz, 1880 | | | Polyptychoides digitatus Karsch, 1891 | | | Polyptychus digitatus Karsch, 1891 | | | Pseudoclanis grandidieri (Mabille, 1879) | ⇒ Dargeclanis grandidieri Mabille, 1879 | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Temnora crenulata Holland, 1893 | Crenulate Temnora | | Temnora eranga Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora plagiata Walker, 1856 | Brown Spot Temnora | | Temnora pylas Cramer, 1779 | Barred Yellow Winged Temnora | | Temnora scheveni Carcasson, 1968 | | | Temnora spiritus Holland, 1893 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Kakamega Forest
 | | 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
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