Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Shimba Hills (Kwale County, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 51
158
225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 51
158
225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 42
139
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 33
128
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
83
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
83
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
83
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
68
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
56
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
12
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 11
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Shimba Hills
11 Genera with 14 Species | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophaea Jordan, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Shimba Hills
14 Species | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | Falcate Polyptychus | | Hippotion dexippus Fawcett, 1915 | | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Pantophaea favillacea Walker, 1866 | Fine Streaked Hawk | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus unilineata Clark, 1935 | | | Temnora argyropeza Mabille, 1879 | | | Temnora marginata Walker, 1856 | Marginate Temnora | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Shimba Hills
 | | 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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