Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Senegal (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 338
3017
6558 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 336
3014
6554 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 323
2967
6456 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
2384
5604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
538
1178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
538
1178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
538
1178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
393
944 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
371
907 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
37
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 19
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Senegal
19 Genera with 29 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1865 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1776 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1989 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1781 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopolyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 2022 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 2008 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Senegal
29 Species and 10 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria adansoniae Boisduval, 1875 | | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Andriasa contraria submarginalis Walker, 1865 | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas confinis Boisduval, 1875 | | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834 | Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) afra Karsch, 1891 | Rosy Banded Hawk | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) edentata (Rothschild &..., 1916) | ⇒ Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891 | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Neopolyptychus spurrelli Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Platysphinx phyllis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus andosa Walker, 1856 | Copper Winged Polyptychus | | Polyptychus andosa andosa Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus niloticus ponens Pierre, 1989 | | | Pseudoclanis boisduvali (Aurivillius, 1898) | ⇒ Oplerclanis boisduvali Aurivillius, 1898 | | Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | Great Polyptychus | | Pseudoclanis molitor molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Pseudoclanis rhadamistus (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Oplerclanis rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781 | | Pseudopolyptychus foliaceus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Rufoclanis meloui (Oberthür, 1914) | ⇒ Rufoclanis rosea Druce, 1882 | | Rufoclanis rosea Druce, 1882 | | | Rufoclanis senegalensis Eitschberger..., 2022 | | | Theretra jugurtha Boisduval, 1875 | Green Striped Hawk | | Theretra jugurtha jugurtha Boisduval, 1875 | | | Theretra perkeo Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Theretra tomasi Haxaire & Me..., 2008 | | | Xylophanes chiron chiron Drury, 1773 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Senegal
 | | 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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