Checklist for Family Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Zanzibar Archipelago (Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 174
738
1015 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 174
738
1015 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 169
730
1007 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 106
580
836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
211
306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
211
306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
209
304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
166
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
162
248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
25
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 17
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Zanzibar Archipelago
17 Genera with 32 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atemnora Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1920 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophaea Jordan, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 2004 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Zanzibar Archipelago
32 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Atemnora westermanni Boisduval, 1875 | | | Atemnora westermannii Boisduval, 1875 | Westermann´s Humming Bird | | Basiothia aureata Karsch, 1891 | Gold Dotted Temnora | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | Swallow Hawk | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele argentifera Walker, 1856 | Silver Barred Nephele | | Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878 | Blotched Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Nephele rosae illustris Jordan, 1920 | | | Pantophaea favillacea Walker, 1866 | Fine Streaked Hawk | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus corydoni | | | Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild &..., 1903 | Coryndon´s Polyptychus | | Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus obtusus Darge, 2004 | | | Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Temnora elegans Rothschild, 1895 | Elegant Temnora | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Temnora marginata Walker, 1856 | Marginate Temnora | | Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Hawk | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 | | Xanthopan morganii morganii Walker, 1856 | |
Subnodes of Sphingidae with occurrences in Zanzibar Archipelago
 | | Sphingidae (Latreille 1802) |
Links, sources and further information Sphingidae at artfakta.se
Sphingidae at dyntaxa.se
Sphingidae at gbif.org
Sphingidae at irmng.org
Sphingidae at itis.gov
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