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Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Northwest Tanzania (North Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
43
85
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
43
85
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
38
76
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
31
69
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
11
17
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
11
17
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
11
17
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northwest Tanzania
6 Genera with 8 Species
Neoclanis Carcasson, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychoides Carcasson, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 20131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Tanzania
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Neoclanis basalis Walker, 1866Wounded Hawk
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857Comma Nephele
Polyptychoides geita Darge, 2011
Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856
Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921
Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921
Polyptychus unilineata Clark, 1935
Temnora natalis Walker, 1856Natal Temnora
Theretra dominikae Melichar & Å..., 2013

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Northwest Tanzania
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
3
5
Genera
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