Checklist for Subfamily Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 426
5797
18200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 426
5797
18200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 408
5716
17992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 262
4583
15908 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 61
1766
7363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 61
1765
7362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1763
7360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1234
5925 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1144
5756 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
107
546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 48
214 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths | 10
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cameroon
10 Genera with 15 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Avinoffia Clark, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosphingia Rothschild &..., 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dovania Rothschild &..., 2000 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoliana Carcasson, 1785 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophaea Jordan, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poliana W. Rothschil..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cameroon
15 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Avinoffia hollandi Clark, 1917 | | | Callosphingia circe Fawcett, 1915 | | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Coelonia fulvinotata fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | | Dovania mirei Pierre, 2000 | | | Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926 | Copper Sphinx | | Dovania poecila mirei Pierre, 2000 | | | Macropoliana buchholzi Plötz, 1880 | | | Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | | Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1785) | ⇒ Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | Pantophaea jordani Joicey & Talbot, 1916 | | | Poliana laucheana Druce, 1882 | | | Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 | Morgan´s Sphinx | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 | | Xanthopan morganii morganii Walker, 1856 | |
Subnodes of Sphinginae with occurrences in Cameroon
Links, sources and further information Sphinginae at artfakta.se
Sphinginae at dyntaxa.se
Sphinginae at itis.gov
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