Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Togo (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 228
1948
3911 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 228
1948
3911 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 217
1910
3827 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 135
1493
3247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
551
1383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
551
1383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
551
1383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
413
1136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
392
1105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
56
124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 31
68 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Togo
31 Genera with 68 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antinephele Holland, 2017 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atemnora Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Centroctena Rothschild &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceridia Rothschild &..., 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1823 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hypaedalea Butler, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoliana Carcasson, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1875 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Poliana W. Rothschil..., 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 2021 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopolyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhadinopasa Karsch, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 2022 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 2014 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Togo
68 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892 | Dingy Antinephele | | Antinephele bouyeri Deschamps, 2017 | | | Atemnora cadioui Bouyer, 2019 | | | Atemnora westermannii Boisduval, 1875 | Westermann´s Humming Bird | | Atemnora westermannii westermannii Boisduval, 1875 | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Centroctena rutherfordi Druce, 1882 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Ceridia heuglini R. Felder, 1874 | | | Chloroclanis virescens Butler, 1882 | Green Polyptychus | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Falcatula cymatodes Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion gracilis (Butler, 1875) | ⇒ Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | | Hippotion irregularis Walker, 1856 | Irregular Striped Hawk | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Hypaedalea butleri Rothschild, 1894 | | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Macropoliana buchholzi Plötz, 1880 | | | Neopolyptychus ancylus Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele aequivalens Walker, 1856 | Great Nephele | | Nephele aequivalens aequivalens Walker, 1856 | | | Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878 | Blotched Nephele | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Nephele monostigma Clark, 1925 | | | Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Nephele rosae Butler, 1875 | White Banded Nephele | | Phylloxiphia oberthueri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Platysphinx constrigilis Walker, 1869 | | | Platysphinx phyllis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Poliana weiglei Möschler, 1887 | | | Polyptychus affinis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus andosa Walker, 1856 | Copper Winged Polyptychus | | Polyptychus anochus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Polyptychus carteri Butler, 1882 | | | Polyptychus girardi Pierre, 1993 | | | Polyptychus guessfeldtii Dewitz, 1879 | | | Polyptychus hollandi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus paupercula Holland, 1889 | | | Polyptychus retusus (Rothschild &..., 1908) | ⇒ Polyptychus affinis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Polyptychus smithi Takano, 2021 | | | Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Pseudopolyptychus foliaceus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Rhadinopasa hornimani Karsch, 1891 | | | Rufoclanis reducta (Karsch, 1891) | ⇒ Rufoclanis rosea Druce, 1882 | | Rufoclanis rosea Druce, 1882 | | | Rufoclanis togoensis Eitschberger..., 2022 | | | Temnora camerounensis Clark, 1923 | | | Temnora crenulata Holland, 1893 | Crenulate Temnora | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Temnora funebris Holland, 1893 | Gloomy Temnora | | Temnora herzeti Deschamps, 2023 | | | Temnora iapygoides Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora occidentalis Melichar & Å..., 2014 | | | Temnora prokopci Melichar & Å..., 2014 | | | Temnora radiata Karsch, 1893 | | | Temnora scitula Holland, 1889 | Yellow Spotted Temnora | | Temnora similis Melichar & Å..., 2014 | | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Togo
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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