Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Limpopo (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 299
2770
5056 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 299
2770
5056 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 286
2724
4971 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 197
2389
4520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
1025
1965 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 56
1023
1963 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 55
1019
1955 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
684
1343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
640
1274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
47
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 24
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Limpopo
24 Genera with 32 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroclanis Carcasson, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Batocnema Rothschild &..., 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Covelliana | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoclanis Carcasson, 2019 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1776 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oligographa Rothschild &..., 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 2012 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xenosphingia Jordan, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Limpopo
32 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Afroclanis calcareus Rothschild &..., 1907 | Ruby Polyptychus | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Batocnema africanus Distant, 1899 | Harlequin Hawk | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Covelliana gessi Schmit, 2006 | | | Covelliana staudei Eitschberger..., 2016 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion rosae Butler, 1882 | Grey Hippotion | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Lophostethus dumolinii dumolinii Angas, 1849 | | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Neoclanis basalis Walker, 1866 | Wounded Hawk | | Neoclanis oberprieleri Eitschberger..., 2019 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Oligographa juniperi Boisduval, 1847 | Juniper Hawk | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Marshall´s Hawk | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Pseudoclanis staudei Eitschberger..., 2012 | | | Rufoclanis jansei Vári, 1964 | | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet | | Temnora pylades Rothschild &..., 1903 | Stevenson´s Temnora | | Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Hawk | | Theretra monteironis Butler, 1882 | Lesser Cream Striped Hawk | | Xenosphingia jansei Jordan, 1920 | Janse´s Sphinx |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Limpopo
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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