Checklist for Subfamily Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Malawi (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 327
3787
9641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 327
3787
9641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 308
3697
9443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
3307
8735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1621
4426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 64
1621
4426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 62
1618
4423 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1126
3311 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1063
3167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
106
354 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 47
127 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths | 12
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Malawi
12 Genera with 17 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Covelliana | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dovania Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Litosphingia Jordan, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoliana Carcasson, 2016 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Panogena Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophaea Jordan, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poliana W. Rothschil..., 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1912 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Malawi
17 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Covelliana ferax Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Covelliana giustii Eitschberger, 2016 | | | Covelliana kingstoni Eitschberger, 2016 | | | Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926 | Copper Sphinx | | Dovania poecila poecila Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Litosphingia corticea Jordan, 1920 | Veined Hawk | | Macropoliana ferax Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1785) | ⇒ Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | Macropoliana pinheyi Eitschberger..., 2016 | | | Pantophaea favillacea Walker, 1866 | Fine Streaked Hawk | | Poliana wintgensi Strand, 1910 | Marbled Sphinx | | Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Marshall´s Hawk | | Praedora plagiata Rothschild &..., 1903 | Speckled Hawk | | Praedora tropicalis (Rothschild &..., 1912) | ⇒ Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Sphinginae with occurrences in Malawi
Links, sources and further information Sphinginae at artfakta.se
Sphinginae at dyntaxa.se
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