Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region North Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 284
2357
3808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 283
2356
3807 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 274
2312
3712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 192
2021
3396 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 44
598
867 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 44
598
867 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 43
596
862 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
404
623 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
390
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
50
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 28
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for North Zimbabwe
28 Genera with 36 Species #ABCDFHLMNPR
| Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroclanis Carcasson, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afrosphinx Carcasson, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoclanis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoliana Carcasson, 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoclanis Carcasson, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychopsis Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1856 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polypytychopsis | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudandriasa Carcasson, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodafra Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North Zimbabwe
36 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acanthosphinx eothina (Tams, 1930) | ⇒ Acanthosphinx guessfeldtii Dewitz, 1879 | | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Afroclanis calcareus Rothschild &..., 1907 | Ruby Polyptychus | | Afrosphinx amabilis Jordan, 1911 | Scarce Polyptychus | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | Falcate Polyptychus | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Leptoclanis pulchra Rothschild &..., 1903 | Beautiful Hawk | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) xanthopis (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891 | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1785) | ⇒ Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | Neoclanis virgo Westwood, 1881 | | | Neopolyptychus compar Rothschild &..., 1903 | Variable Polyptychus | | Neopolyptychus compar compar Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Neopolyptychus convexus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | V Nephele | | Phylloxiphia punctum Rothschild, 1907 | One Spot Redwing | | Platysphinx piabilis Distant, 1897 | Measly Hawk | | Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychopsis marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Marshall´s Polyptychus | | Polyptychus assimilis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus baxteri Rothschild &..., 1908 | Baxter´s Polyptychus | | Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild &..., 1903 | Coryndon´s Polyptychus | | Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polypytychopsis marshalli auriguttatus Gehlen, 1934 | | | Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Marshall´s Hawk | | Pseudandriasa mutata Walker, 1855 | Roundwinged Polyptychus | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Rhodafra marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Marshall´s Striped Hawk | | Rhodafra opheltes Cramer, 1780 | Broad Striped Hawk | | Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860 | Wawy Polyptychus | | Rufoclanis numosae subjectus Walker, 1869 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in North Zimbabwe
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
Links, sources and further information Sphingidae at artfakta.se
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