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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Kampala (Central Uganda, Uganda)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
125
505
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
125
505
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
116
468
657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
442
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
33
199
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
33
199
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
33
199
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
126
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
114
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
19
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
18
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kampala
18 Genera with 29 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Andriasa Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Antinephele Holland, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Atemnora Rothschild &..., 18752SpeciesTaxom
Basiothia Walker, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1771Bee Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Chloroclanis Carcasson, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Coelonia Rothschild &..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Falcatula Carcasson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Hypaedalea Butler, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Hypaedalia Rothschild, 01SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kampala
29 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856
Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892Dingy Antinephele
Antinephele camerounensis Clark, 1937
Antinephele marcida Holland, 1893Pallid Antinephele
Atemnora westermanni Boisduval, 1875
Atemnora westermannii Boisduval, 1875Westermann´s Humming Bird
Basiothia aureata Karsch, 1891Gold Dotted Temnora
Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth
Chloroclanis virescens Butler, 1882Green Polyptychus
Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833
Falcatula falcata (Hayes, 1963)⇒ Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903
Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903Falcate Polyptychus
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779Common Striped Hawk
Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823Large Striped Hawk-moth
Hypaedalea butleri Rothschild, 1894
Hypaedalia butleri
Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821Accented hawk
Nephele discifera Karsch, 1891Orange Spotted Nephele
Nephele rattraya Rothschild, 1904
Nephele rectangulata Rothschild, 1895
Polyptychus guessfeldti
Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928)⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856
Temnora elisabethae Hering, 1930
Temnora iapygoides Holland, 1889
Temnora rattrayi Rothschild, 1904
Xanthopan morganii morganii Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Kampala
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
8
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
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