Checklist for Subfamily Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 630
8507
21838 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 628
8495
21797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 600
8347
21509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 384
6839
18665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 77
2035
5452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 76
2029
5435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2014
5363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
1285
3443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1173
3171 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
82
141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 38
73 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths | 11
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape
11 Genera with 17 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Covelliana | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplistopus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoliana Carcasson, 2016 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oligographa Rothschild &..., 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1797 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape
17 Species | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Covelliana defreinai Eitschberger..., 2016 | | | Covelliana gessi Schmit, 2006 | | | Covelliana staudei Eitschberger..., 2016 | | | Hoplistopus butti Rothschild &..., 1903 | Butt´s Hawk | | Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856 | Northern Pine Sphinx | | Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | | Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1785) | ⇒ Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | Macropoliana schaarschmidti Eitschberger, 2016 | | | Oligographa juniperi Boisduval, 1847 | Juniper Hawk | | Praedora leucophaea Rothschild &..., 1903 | Creamy Hawk | | Sphinx boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777 | | Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797 | Laurel Sphinx |
Subnodes of Sphinginae with occurrences in Cape
Links, sources and further information Sphinginae at artfakta.se
Sphinginae at dyntaxa.se
Sphinginae at itis.gov
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