Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Mufindi District (Iringa Region, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 11
29
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 11
29
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 11
29
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 11
29
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 9
27
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 9
27
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 9
27
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
25
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
18
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
13
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 12
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mufindi District
12 Genera with 17 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaerocina Rothschild &..., 1938 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dovania Rothschild &..., 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Likoma Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodafra Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1968 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mufindi District
17 Species | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Chaerocina dohertyi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Chaerocina jordani Berio, 1938 | | | Coelonia mauritii (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926 | Copper Sphinx | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Likoma apicalis Rothschild &..., 1903 | Sepia Tip Hawk | | Nephele lannini Jordan, 1926 | Lannin´s Nephele | | Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | V Nephele | | Rhodafra opheltes Cramer, 1780 | Broad Striped Hawk | | Temnora funebris Holland, 1893 | Gloomy Temnora | | Temnora plagiata Walker, 1856 | Brown Spot Temnora | | Temnora scheveni Carcasson, 1968 | | | Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Hawk | | Theretra orpheus Herrich-Scha..., 1854 | Lined Hawk |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Mufindi District
 | | 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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