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Checklist of Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
for Uluguru Mountains (Morogoro Region, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
214
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
214
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
57
194
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
179
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
18
71
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
18
71
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
18
71
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
53
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
51
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uluguru Mountains
8 Genera with 9 Species
Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Andriasa Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Basiothia Walker, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Centroctena Rothschild &..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Lophostethus Butler, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 20042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uluguru Mountains
9 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthosphinx guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879Widow Sphinx
Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856
Basiothia aureata Karsch, 1891Gold Dotted Temnora
Centroctena imitans Butler, 1882Toothed Cream Stripe
Lophostethus dumolinii dumolinii Angas, 1849
Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878Blotched Nephele
Polyptychus guessfeldti
Temnora neodentata Darge, 2011
Temnora uluguru Darge, 2004

Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Uluguru Mountains
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)
Sphingidae (Latreille 1802)


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