Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Somalia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 224
1873
3964 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 223
1870
3961 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 214
1838
3889 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 139
1481
3302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
552
1173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
551
1172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
551
1172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
440
1012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
424
987 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
40
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 23
43 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Somalia
23 Genera with 43 Species #ACEFHLMNPRSX
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosphingia Rothschild &..., 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ellenbeckia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1903 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Likoma Rothschild &..., 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 2011 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Microclanis Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Poliana W. Rothschil..., 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Poliodes Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1921 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1932 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Somalia
43 Species and 6 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Callosphingia circe Fawcett, 1915 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Ellenbeckia monospila Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | Falcate Polyptychus | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion moorei Jordan, 1926 | | | Hippotion pentagramma Hampson, 1910 | | | Hippotion rebeli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Rebel´s Striped Hawk | | Hippotion rosae Butler, 1882 | Grey Hippotion | | Hippotion rosae rosae Butler, 1882 | | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Hippotion socotrensis Rebel, 1899 | | | Hippotion socotrensis diyllus Fawcett, 1915 | | | Hippotion somalicum Jordan, 1916 | | | Hippotion stigma Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | Swallow Hawk | | Likoma crenata Rothschild &..., 1907 | | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Lophostethus morettoi Eitschberger..., 2011 | | | Microclanis erlangeri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele argentifera Walker, 1856 | Silver Barred Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Nephele xylina Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Poliana micra Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Poliana wintgensi Strand, 1910 | Marbled Sphinx | | Poliodes roseicornis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychoides niloticus (Jordan, 1921) | ⇒ Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Marshall´s Hawk | | Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | Great Polyptychus | | Pseudoclanis molitor subviridis Talbot, 1932 | | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Pseudoclanis somaliae Eitschberger, 2007 | | | Pseudoclanis subviridis Talbot, 1932 | | | Rufoclanis erlangeri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860 | Wawy Polyptychus | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet | | Xylophanes chiron chiron Drury, 1773 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Somalia
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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