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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Northern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
317
2422
5011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
316
2415
4984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
301
2376
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
1978
4391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
491
982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
490
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
488
974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
336
615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
316
582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
18
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
8
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Cape
8 Genera with 8 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1771Bee Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychoides Carcasson, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Cape
8 Species
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857Comma Nephele
Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Northern Cape
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
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