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Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
558
8294
30561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
557
8289
30553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
8161
30237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6686
26840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
73
2150
7884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
73
2150
7884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
71
2148
7882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1374
5676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1214
5191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
52
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
34
127
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madagascar
34 Genera with 127 Species
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Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Antinephele Holland, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Atemnora Rothschild &..., 20214SpeciesTaxom
Basiothia Walker, 17815SpeciesTaxom
Batocnema Rothschild &..., 19708SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1843Bee Hawk Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Ceridia Rothschild &..., 19592SpeciesTaxom
Coelonia Rothschild &..., 18339SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Dargeclanis Eitschberger, 18844SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Euchloron Boisduval, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Gynoeryx Carcasson, 19648SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 189920SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 19445SpeciesTaxom
Lomocyma Rothschild &..., 18842SpeciesTaxom
Maassenia Saalmüller, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17588SpeciesTaxom
Malgassoclanis Carcasson, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Marumba Moore, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18649SpeciesTaxom
Panogena Rothschild &..., 18777SpeciesTaxom
Pantophaea Jordan, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Rhodafra Rothschild &..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 202014SpeciesTaxom
Temnoripais Rothschild &..., 18942SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 19035SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
127 Species and 29 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Agrius convulvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Antinephele lunulata Rothschild &..., 1903Orange Antinephele
Antinephele turlini Darge, 1973
Atemnora westermanni Boisduval, 1875
Atemnora westermannii Boisduval, 1875Westermann´s Humming Bird
Atemnora westermannii malgermanni Bouyer, 2021
Basiothia bifasciata Mabille, 1879
Basiothia charis Walker, 1856Lesser Brown Striped Hawk
Basiothia laticornis Butler, 1879
Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781Small Verdant Hawk
Basiothia nigrita (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781
Batocnema cocquereli Boisduval, 1875
Batocnema cocquereli cocquereli
Batocnema cocquerelii Boisduval, 1875
Batocnema cocquerelii cocquerelii
Batocnema coquerelii Boisduval, 1875
Batocnema coquerelii coquerelii Boisduval, 1875
Batocnema coquerelii occidentalis Griveaud, 1971
Batocnema occidentalis Griveaud, 1970
Cephonodes apus (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771
Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth
Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771
Cephonodes leucogaster Rothschild &..., 1903
Cephonodes rufescens Griveaud, 1960
Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Ceridia nigricans Griveaud, 1959
Ceridia stuckenbergi (Griveaud, 1959)⇒ Ceridia nigricans Griveaud, 1959
Coelonia brevis Rothschild &..., 1915
Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875Fulvous Sphinx
Coelonia fulvinotata fulvinotata Butler, 1875
Coelonia grisescens Saalmüller, 1884
Coelonia insularis Basquin, 2018
Coelonia mauritii (Butler, 1877)⇒ Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875
Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833
Coelonia solani grisescens Saalmüller, 1884
Coelonia solani solani Boisduval, 1833
Daphnis infernelutea (Saalmüller, 1884)⇒ Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758
Daphnis kitchingi Haxaire & Me..., 2011
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Dargeclanis grandidieri Mabille, 1879
Dargeclanis semnus Karsch, 1900
Dargeclanis watersi Butler, 1884
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758Small elephant hawk moth
Euchloron lacordairei (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758
Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758Verdant Hawk
Euchloron megaera lacordairei Boisduval, 1833
Gynoeryx bilineatus Griveaud, 1959
Gynoeryx brevis Oberthur, 1909
Gynoeryx integer Viette, 1956
Gynoeryx maculalis Griveaud, 1964
Gynoeryx meander Boisduval, 1875
Gynoeryx nigropuncta Griveaud, 1964
Gynoeryx paulianii Viette, 1956
Gynoeryx teteforti Griveaud, 1964
Hippotion albolineata (Carcasson, 1968)⇒ Hippotion celerio L., 1758
Hippotion aurora Rothschild &..., 1903
Hippotion aurora aurora Rothschild &..., 1903
Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856Balsam Striped Hawk
Hippotion batschi Keferstein, 1878
Hippotion batschii Keferstein, 1870
Hippotion butleri Saalmuller, 1884
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion delicata Rothschild &..., 1915
Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779Common Striped Hawk
Hippotion geryon Boisduval, 1875
Hippotion gloriosana Rothschild &..., 1915
Hippotion gracilis (Butler, 1875)⇒ Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779
Hippotion griveaudi Carcasson, 1968
Hippotion humilis Butler, 1879
Hippotion melichari Haxaire, 2001
Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823Large Striped Hawk-moth
Hippotion saclavorum Boisduval, 1933
Hippotion socotrensis Rebel, 1899
Hyles biguttata Walker, 1856
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Hyles malgassica Denso, 1944
Lomocyma oegrapha Mabille, 1884
Maassenia distincta Gehlen, 1934
Maassenia heydeni Saalmuller, 1884
Maassenia heydeni distincta Gehlen., 1934
Maassenia heydeni heydeni Saalmüller, 1878
Macroglossum aesalon Mabille, 1879
Macroglossum aesalon aesalon Mabille, 1879
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum gyrans Walker, 1856Striated hummingbird hawkmoth
Macroglossum milvus Boisduval, 1833
Macroglossum pachycerus Rothschild &..., 1903
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Malgassoclanis delicatus Jordan, 1921
Malgassoclanis maculalis Griveaud, 1970
Malgassoclanis rufus Pierre & Bas..., 2017
Malgassoclanis suffuscus Griveaud, 1959
Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775Oak hawk moth
Marumba timora timora Rothschild &..., 1903
Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821Accented hawk
Nephele charoba (Kirby, 1877)⇒ Nephele comoroana Clark, 1923
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857Comma Nephele
Nephele densoi Keferstein, 1870
Nephele malgassica Felder, 1874
Nephele oenopion Hübner, 1824Yellow Barred Nephele
Nephele oenopion oenopion Hübner, 1824
Nephele rectangulata Rothschild, 1895
Nephele rhadama Walker, 1864
Panogena chromapteris Butler, 1877
Panogena jasmini Boisduval, 1875
Panogena jasmini chromapteris Butler, 1877
Panogena jasmini jasmini Boisduval, 1875
Panogena jasmini meridionalis Denso, 1944
Panogena lingens Butler, 1877
Panogena lingens lingens Butler, 1877
Pantophaea suffuscus Griveaud, 1959
Polyptychus carteri Butler, 1882
Polyptychus pauliani Viette, 1956
Polyptychus paulianii Viette, 1956
Pseudoclanis grandidieri (Mabille, 1879)⇒ Dargeclanis grandidieri Mabille, 1879
Pseudoclanis grandidieri grandidieri Mabille, 1879
Pseudoclanis grandidieri semnus Karsch, 1900
Pseudoclanis grandidieri watersii Butler, 1884
Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856Mulberry Hawk
Rhagastis lambertoni Clark, 1923
Rhodafra opheltes Cramer, 1780Broad Striped Hawk
Sphingonaepiopsis malgassica Clark, 1929
Sphingonaepiopsis obscurus Mabille, 1880
Sphingonaepiopsis wellsi (Clark, 1929)⇒ Sphingonaepiopsis malgassica Clark, 1929
Temnora argyropeza Mabille, 1879
Temnora catalai Jordan, 1933
Temnora engis Jordan, 1933
Temnora engis catalai Griveaud, 1959
Temnora engis engis Jordan, 1933
Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856Smoky Temnora
Temnora fumosa fumosa Walker, 1856
Temnora grandidieri Butler, 1879
Temnora leighi Rothschild &..., 1915
Temnora nitida Jordan, 1920
Temnora palpalis Rothschild &..., 1903
Temnora peckoveri (Butler, 1876)⇒ Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856
Temnora sardanus Walker, 1856Dusky Temnora
Temnora teflaoi Deschamps, 2020
Temnoripais lasti Rothschild, 1894
Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777Cream Striped Hawk
Theretra megalesia Viette, 1956
Theretra orpheus Herrich-Scha..., 1854Lined Hawk
Theretra orpheus malgassica Clark, 1933
Theretra orpheus megalesia Viette, 1956
Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856Morgan´s Sphinx
Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856)⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856
Xanthopan morganii praedicta (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856
Xanthopan praedicta Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Madagascar
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
19
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
7
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
7
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


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