Checklist for Subfamily Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
12146
51799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3780
15848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3774
15825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3756
15683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 30
2174
9239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1968
8389 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
151
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 71
299 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths | 17
47 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southern Africa
17 Genera with 47 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1870 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1877 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Covelliana | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dovania Rothschild &..., 1926 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ellenbeckia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplistopus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Litosphingia Jordan, 2000 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoliana Carcasson, 1972 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Oligographa Rothschild &..., 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophaea Jordan, 1925 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Poliana W. Rothschil..., 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1912 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Africa
47 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius pseudoconvolvuli (Schaufuss, 1870) | ⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Coelonia fulvinotata fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | | Coelonia mauritii (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | Covelliana defreinai Eitschberger..., 2016 | | | Covelliana gessi Schmit, 2006 | | | Covelliana staudei Eitschberger..., 2016 | | | Dovania dargei Pierre, 2000 | | | Dovania mirei Pierre, 2000 | | | Dovania neumanni Jordan, 1926 | | | Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926 | Copper Sphinx | | Ellenbeckia monospila Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hoplistopus butti Rothschild &..., 1903 | Butt´s Hawk | | Hoplistopus penricei Rothschild &..., 1903 | Cribage Hawk | | Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856 | Northern Pine Sphinx | | Litosphingia corticea Jordan, 1920 | Veined Hawk | | Litosphingia minettii Cadiou, 2000 | | | Macropoliana afarorum Rougeot, 1975 | | | Macropoliana cadioui Haxaire & Ca..., 2008 | | | Macropoliana ferax Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | | Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1785) | ⇒ Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | Macropoliana oheffermani Gess, 1967 | | | Macropoliana oheffernani (Gess, 1967) | ⇒ Macropoliana scheveni Carcasson, 1972 | | Macropoliana schaarschmidti Eitschberger, 2016 | | | Macropoliana scheveni Carcasson, 1972 | | | Oligographa juniperi Boisduval, 1847 | Juniper Hawk | | Pantophaea favillacea Walker, 1866 | Fine Streaked Hawk | | Pantophaea jordani Joicey & Talbot, 1916 | | | Pantophaea oneili Clark, 1925 | Oneil´s Hawk | | Poliana buchholzi Plotz, 1880 | | | Poliana micra Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Poliana wintgensi Strand, 1910 | Marbled Sphinx | | Praedora australis (Clark, 1930) | ⇒ Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Praedora leucophaea Rothschild &..., 1903 | Creamy Hawk | | Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Marshall´s Hawk | | Praedora plagiata Rothschild &..., 1903 | Speckled Hawk | | Praedora puchneri Schmit & Pierre, 1903 | | | Praedora tropicalis (Rothschild &..., 1912) | ⇒ Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Sphinx boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777 | | Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797 | Laurel Sphinx | | Sphinx oslari Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Sphinginae with occurrences in Southern Africa
Links, sources and further information Sphinginae at artfakta.se
Sphinginae at dyntaxa.se
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