Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Lagos (South Nigeria, Nigeria)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 78
290
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 78
290
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 74
261
423 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 59
237
402 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
164
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
164
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
164
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
118
150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
114
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
14
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 12
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lagos (Nigeria)
12 Genera with 15 Species | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antinephele Holland, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atemnora Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopolyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lagos (Nigeria)
15 Species and 4 Subspecies | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Antinephele lunulata lunulata | | | Atemnora westermanni Boisduval, 1875 | | | Atemnora westermannii Boisduval, 1875 | Westermann´s Humming Bird | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Lophostethus carteri (Rothschild, 1894) | ⇒ Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | | Phylloxiphia bicolor Rothschild, 1894 | | | Phylloxiphia oweni Carcasson, 1968 | | | Polyptychus anochus anochus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis rhadamistus (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Oplerclanis rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781 | | Pseudopolyptychus foliaceus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Temnora crenulata crenulata Holland, 1893 | | | Theretra perkeo Rothschild &..., 1903 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Lagos (Nigeria)
 | | 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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