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Checklist for Subfamily Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Tanga Region (Northeast Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
184
922
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
184
922
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
172
888
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
783
987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
244
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
244
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
244
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
185
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
172
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
33
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
22
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanga Region
3 Genera with 4 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Coelonia Rothschild &..., 18332SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanga Region
4 Species
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Coelonia mauritii (Butler, 1877)⇒ Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875
Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833
Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856)⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Sphinginae with occurrences in Tanga Region
TribeAcherontiini
Boisduval, 1875
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeSphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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