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 Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
83
4302
27836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
82
4295
27811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
4286
27718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
2443
17860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2132
16193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
179
1467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
78
437
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
17
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
12
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
12 Genera with 28 Species
Dovania Rothschild &..., 19265SpeciesTaxom
Ellenbeckia Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Hoplistopus Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Litosphingia Jordan, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Lomocyma Rothschild &..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Macropoliana Carcasson, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Oligographa Rothschild &..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Panogena Rothschild &..., 18773SpeciesTaxom
Pantophaea Jordan, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Poliana W. Rothschil..., 19102SpeciesTaxom
Praedora Rothschild &..., 19033SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 19033SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
28 Species
Dovania dargei Pierre, 2000
Dovania inops Gehlen., 1951
Dovania mirei Pierre, 2000
Dovania neumanni Jordan, 1926
Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926Copper Sphinx
Ellenbeckia monospila Rothschild &..., 1903
Hoplistopus penricei Rothschild &..., 1903Cribage Hawk
Litosphingia corticea Jordan, 1920Veined Hawk
Lomocyma oegrapha Mabille, 1884
Macropoliana afarorum Rougeot, 1975
Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006
Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1785)⇒ Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006
Macropoliana spei Butler, 1875
Oligographa juniperi Boisduval, 1847Juniper Hawk
Panogena comorana Griveaud, 1960
Panogena jasmini Boisduval, 1875
Panogena lingens Butler, 1877
Pantophaea favillacea Walker, 1866Fine Streaked Hawk
Pantophaea jordani Joicey & Talbot, 1916
Pantophaea oneili Clark, 1925Oneil´s Hawk
Poliana micra Rothschild &..., 1903
Poliana wintgensi Strand, 1910Marbled Sphinx
Praedora leucophaea Rothschild &..., 1903Creamy Hawk
Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903Marshall´s Hawk
Praedora plagiata Rothschild &..., 1903Speckled Hawk
Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856Morgan´s Sphinx
Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856)⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856
Xanthopan praedicta Rothschild &..., 1903

Subnodes of Sphingini with occurrences in Afrotropical
SubtribeSphingina
Latreille, 1802
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sphingini at itis.gov