Checklist for Subfamily Sphinginae Latreille, 1802 (Hawk Moths)
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 482
6547
17544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 480
6543
17539 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 464
6450
17312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 303
5522
15636 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1983
5266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1981
5263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
1975
5248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1244
3625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1163
3452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
104
283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 48
117 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths | 10
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Zimbabwe
10 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Zimbabwe
12 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 | | Coelonia fulvinotata fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | | Covelliana ferax Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Litosphingia corticea Jordan, 1920 | Veined Hawk | | Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1785) | ⇒ Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | Pantophaea favillacea Walker, 1866 | Fine Streaked Hawk | | Pantophaea oneili Clark, 1925 | Oneil´s Hawk | | Poliana wintgensi Strand, 1910 | Marbled Sphinx | | Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Marshall´s Hawk | | Praedora plagiata Rothschild &..., 1903 | Speckled Hawk | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Sphinginae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
Links, sources and further information Sphinginae at artfakta.se
Sphinginae at dyntaxa.se
Sphinginae at itis.gov
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