Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Transvaal (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 377
3064
5702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 377
3064
5702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 354
2978
5577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
2328
4540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 60
776
1411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 60
775
1410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
772
1400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
382
668 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
336
600 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
24
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 12
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Transvaal
12 Genera with 18 Species | Afroclanis Carcasson, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Batocnema Rothschild &..., 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microsphinx Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontosida Rothschild &..., 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodafra Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1860 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Transvaal
18 Species and 1 Subspecies | Afroclanis burorum (Strand, 1915) | ⇒ Afroclanis calcareus Rothschild &..., 1907 | | Afroclanis calcareus Rothschild &..., 1907 | Ruby Polyptychus | | Batocnema africanus Distant, 1899 | Harlequin Hawk | | Microsphinx minutum Distant, 1897 | | | Odontosida pusillus R. Felder, 1874 | Scalloped Hawk | | Phylloxiphia punctum Rothschild, 1907 | One Spot Redwing | | Platysphinx piabilis Distant, 1897 | Measly Hawk | | Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus assimilis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Pseudoclanis lautus Jordan, 1920 | | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Rhodafra opheltes Cramer, 1780 | Broad Striped Hawk | | Rufoclanis consanguineus (Distant, 1902) | ⇒ Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860 | | Rufoclanis jansei Vári, 1964 | | | Rufoclanis numosae numosae Wallengren, 1860 | | | Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Hawk |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Transvaal
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
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