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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Kilifi (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
52
148
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
52
148
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
51
145
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
41
133
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
16
50
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
16
50
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
16
50
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
39
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
38
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kilifi
5 Genera with 6 Species
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Likoma Rothschild &..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kilifi
6 Species
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Likoma crenata Rothschild &..., 1907
Nephele argentifera Walker, 1856Silver Barred Nephele
Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793Funereal Nephele
Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856Mulberry Hawk

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Kilifi
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
2
2
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