AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Tribe Sphingini Linnaeus, 1758
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
32
4987
38775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
4502
35706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
296
2745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
133
989
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
30
149
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
23
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
23 Genera with 96 Species
#ACDEHLMNOPSX
Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Axia Hübner, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Dovania Rothschild &..., 19038SpeciesTaxom
Ellenbeckia Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Hoplistopus Rothschild &..., 19032SpeciesTaxom
Lapara Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Leucomonia Rothschild &..., 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Litosphingia Jordan, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Lomocyma Rothschild &..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Macropoliana Carcasson, 201622SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 176313SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Oligographa Rothschild &..., 19172SpeciesTaxom
Panogena Rothschild &..., 18779SpeciesTaxom
Pantophaea Jordan, 19597SpeciesTaxom
Poliana W. Rothschil..., 19107SpeciesTaxom
Praedora Rothschild &..., 191210SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 19036SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 19035SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
96 Species and 11 Subspecies
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Axia ernestina (Turati, 1934)⇒ Batrachedra agaura Meyrick, 1901
Axia margarita Hübner, 1813
Axia vaulogeri Staudinger, 1892
Ceratomia igualana Schaus, 1932
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856Waved Sphinx
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Dovania dargei Pierre, 2000
Dovania inops Gehlen., 1951
Dovania mirei Pierre, 2000
Dovania neumanni Jordan, 1926
Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926Copper Sphinx
Dovania poecila inops Gehlen, 1951
Dovania poecila mirei Pierre, 2000
Dovania poecila poecila Rothschild &..., 1903
Ellenbeckia monospila Rothschild &..., 1903
Hoplistopus butti Rothschild &..., 1903Butt´s Hawk
Hoplistopus penricei Rothschild &..., 1903Cribage Hawk
Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856Northern Pine Sphinx
Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Litosphingia corticea Jordan, 1920Veined Hawk
Litosphingia minettii Cadiou, 2000
Lomocyma oegrapha Mabille, 1884
Macropoliana afarorum Rougeot, 1975
Macropoliana buchholzi Plötz, 1880
Macropoliana cadioui Haxaire & Ca..., 2008
Macropoliana carcassoni Eitschberger..., 2016
Macropoliana chrismonika Eitschberger..., 2016
Macropoliana ferax Rothschild &..., 1916
Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006
Macropoliana haileselassiei Eitschberger..., 2016
Macropoliana joannoui Eitschberger..., 2016
Macropoliana kingstoni Eitschberger, 2016
Macropoliana kuchleri Eitschberger, 2016
Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1785)⇒ Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006
Macropoliana oheffermani Gess, 1967
Macropoliana oheffernani (Gess, 1967)⇒ Macropoliana scheveni Carcasson, 1972
Macropoliana pinheyi Eitschberger..., 2016
Macropoliana ploetzi Eitschberger..., 2016
Macropoliana politzari Eitschberger..., 2016
Macropoliana schaarschmidti Eitschberger, 2016
Macropoliana scheveni Carcasson, 1972
Macropoliana spei Butler, 1875
Macropoliana stevecollinsi Eitschberger, 2016
Macropoliana stroehlei Eitschberger, 2016
Manduca barnesi Clark, 1919
Manduca corallina Druce, 1883
Manduca dilucida Edwards, 1887
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca hannibal Cramer, 1779
Manduca lanuginosa Edwards, 1884Scophthalmids
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca muscosa Rothschild &..., 1903Muscosa Sphinx
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca schausi Clark, 1919
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Oligographa juniperi Boisduval, 1847Juniper Hawk
Oligographa mosambiquensis (Joicey & Kaye, 1917)⇒ Oligographa juniperi Boisduval, 1847
Panogena chromapteris Butler, 1877
Panogena comorana Griveaud, 1960
Panogena jasmini Boisduval, 1875
Panogena jasmini chromapteris Butler, 1877
Panogena jasmini jasmini Boisduval, 1875
Panogena jasmini meridionalis Denso, 1944
Panogena lingens Butler, 1877
Panogena lingens comorana Griveaud, 1960
Panogena lingens lingens Butler, 1877
Pantophaea cardinalli Tams, 1925
Pantophaea distanti (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Pantophaea favillacea Walker, 1866
Pantophaea favillacea Walker, 1866Fine Streaked Hawk
Pantophaea jordani Joicey & Talbot, 1916
Pantophaea oneili Clark, 1925Oneil´s Hawk
Pantophaea scheveni Carcasson, 1972
Pantophaea suffuscus Griveaud, 1959
Poliana buchholzi Plotz, 1880
Poliana laucheana Druce, 1882
Poliana marmorata (Strand, 1910)⇒ Poliana wintgensi Strand, 1910
Poliana micra Rothschild &..., 1903
Poliana raymurphyi Eitschberger..., 2017
Poliana weiglei Möschler, 1887
Poliana wintgensi Strand, 1910Marbled Sphinx
Praedora australis (Clark, 1930)⇒ Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903
Praedora bouyeri Schmit, 2024
Praedora leucophaea Rothschild &..., 1903Creamy Hawk
Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903Marshall´s Hawk
Praedora marshalli tropicalis Rothschild-&..., 1912
Praedora melichari Haxaire, 2011
Praedora meridionalis Kiriakoff, 1946
Praedora plagiata Rothschild &..., 1903Speckled Hawk
Praedora puchneri Schmit & Pierre, 1903
Praedora tropicalis (Rothschild &..., 1912)⇒ Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth
Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758Privet Hawk Moth
Sphinx boerhaviae (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777
Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797Laurel Sphinx
Sphinx maurorum Jordan, 1931Southern Pine Hawk-moth
Sphinx oslari Rothschild &..., 1903
Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856Morgan´s Sphinx
Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856)⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856
Xanthopan morganii morganii Walker, 1856
Xanthopan morganii praedicta (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856
Xanthopan praedicta Rothschild &..., 1903

Subnodes of Sphingini with occurrences in Africa
SubtribeSphingina
Latreille, 1802
13
52
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sphingini at itis.gov