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Checklist for Subfamily Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Liberia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
373
5345
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
372
5344
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
5261
8620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
4580
7746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1726
3934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1726
3934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
1726
3934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
1193
2972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1164
2942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
114
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
61
187
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
11
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Liberia
11 Genera with 25 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Avinoffia Clark, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Coelonia Rothschild &..., 18771SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 176313SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
25 Species
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Avinoffia hollandi Clark, 1917
Ceratomia igualana Schaus, 1932
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Coelonia mauritii (Butler, 1877)⇒ Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875
Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Manduca barnesi Clark, 1919
Manduca corallina Druce, 1883
Manduca dilucida Edwards, 1887
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca hannibal Cramer, 1779
Manduca lanuginosa Edwards, 1884Scophthalmids
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca muscosa Rothschild &..., 1903Muscosa Sphinx
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca schausi Clark, 1919
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856)⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Sphinginae with occurrences in Liberia
TribeAcherontiini
Boisduval, 1875
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
7
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sphinginae at artfakta.se
Sphinginae at dyntaxa.se
Sphinginae at itis.gov