Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Southeast Tanzania (South Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 206
1219
1726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 206
1219
1726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 192
1170
1646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
1062
1540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
393
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
393
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
392
658 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
275
493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
264
481 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
55
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 31
46 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southeast Tanzania
31 Genera with 46 Species #ABCDEHLMNPRSTVX
| Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroclanis Carcasson, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1872 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Centroctena Rothschild &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Likoma Rothschild &..., 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Litosphingia Jordan, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoliana Carcasson, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoclanis Carcasson, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1793 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | Pantophaea Jordan, 1946 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Poliana W. Rothschil..., 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1869 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 2004 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 2012 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Viriclanis Aarvik, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southeast Tanzania
46 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acanthosphinx guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Widow Sphinx | | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Afroclanis neavi Hampson, 1910 | Neave´s Polyptychus | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Basiothia aureata Karsch, 1891 | Gold Dotted Temnora | | Basiothia charis Walker, 1856 | Lesser Brown Striped Hawk | | Basiothia schenki Moschler, 1872 | Brown Striped Hawk | | Centroctena imitans Butler, 1882 | Toothed Cream Stripe | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Hippotion rosae Butler, 1882 | Grey Hippotion | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Likoma crenata Rothschild &..., 1907 | | | Litosphingia corticea Jordan, 1920 | Veined Hawk | | Lophostethus dumolinii dumolinii Angas, 1849 | | | Macropoliana scheveni Carcasson, 1972 | | | Neoclanis basalis Walker, 1866 | Wounded Hawk | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele argentifera Walker, 1856 | Silver Barred Nephele | | Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878 | Blotched Nephele | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Phylloxiphia metria Jordan, 1920 | Redwing Hawk | | Platysphinx phyllis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897 | | | Poliana wintgensi Strand, 1910 | Marbled Sphinx | | Polyptychoides digitatus Karsch, 1891 | | | Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild &..., 1903 | Coryndon´s Polyptychus | | Polyptychus guessfeldti | | | Praedora leucophaea Rothschild &..., 1903 | Creamy Hawk | | Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Rufoclanis maccleeryi Carcasson, 1968 | | | Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860 | Wawy Polyptychus | | Rufoclanis numosae subjectus Walker, 1869 | | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Temnora neodentata Darge, 2011 | | | Temnora uluguru Darge, 2004 | | | Theretra monteironis Butler, 1882 | Lesser Cream Striped Hawk | | Theretra mothironi Haxaire & Me..., 2012 | | | Viriclanis kingstoni Aarvik, 1999 | | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 | | Xanthopan morganii morganii Walker, 1856 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Southeast Tanzania
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Links, sources and further information Sphingidae at artfakta.se
Sphingidae at dyntaxa.se
Sphingidae at gbif.org
Sphingidae at irmng.org
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