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Checklist for Subfamily Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region North Eastern Province (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
117
412
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
117
412
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
111
401
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
87
361
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
33
210
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
33
208
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
33
208
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
158
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
137
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
19
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
16
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Eastern Province (Kenya)
6 Genera with 6 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Coelonia Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ellenbeckia Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Macropoliana Carcasson, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Praedora Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Eastern Province (Kenya)
6 Species
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875Fulvous Sphinx
Ellenbeckia monospila Rothschild &..., 1903
Macropoliana ferax Rothschild &..., 1916
Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903Marshall´s Hawk

Subnodes of Sphinginae with occurrences in North Eastern Province (Kenya)
TribeAcherontiini
Boisduval, 1875
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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