Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Morogoro Region (Southeast Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 173
904
1195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 173
904
1195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 160
862
1125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 125
799
1063 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
244
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
244
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
244
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
168
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
163
285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
35
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 19
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Morogoro Region
19 Genera with 25 Species | Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroclanis Carcasson, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centroctena Rothschild &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoclanis Carcasson, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1793 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 2004 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 2012 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Viriclanis Aarvik, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Morogoro Region
25 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acanthosphinx guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Widow Sphinx | | Afroclanis neavi Hampson, 1910 | Neave´s Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Basiothia aureata Karsch, 1891 | Gold Dotted Temnora | | Centroctena imitans Butler, 1882 | Toothed Cream Stripe | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion rosae Butler, 1882 | Grey Hippotion | | Lophostethus dumolinii dumolinii Angas, 1849 | | | Neoclanis basalis Walker, 1866 | Wounded Hawk | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878 | Blotched Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Phylloxiphia metria Jordan, 1920 | Redwing Hawk | | Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897 | | | Polyptychus guessfeldti | | | Praedora leucophaea Rothschild &..., 1903 | Creamy Hawk | | Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860 | Wawy Polyptychus | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Temnora neodentata Darge, 2011 | | | Temnora uluguru Darge, 2004 | | | Theretra monteironis Butler, 1882 | Lesser Cream Striped Hawk | | Theretra mothironi Haxaire & Me..., 2012 | | | Viriclanis kingstoni Aarvik, 1999 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Morogoro Region
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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