Checklist of Tribe Sphingini Linnaeus, 1758
for Congo (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 516
8791
39463 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 512
8777
39440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 495
8681
39128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 324
7097
34844 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 68
2469
11529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 68
2468
11527 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 66
2462
11516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1612
8726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1463
8351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
129
775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 56
247 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths | 11
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Sphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
| 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Congo
6 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Congo
11 Species and 1 Subspecies | Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926 | Copper Sphinx | | Dovania poecila inops Gehlen, 1951 | | | Macropoliana buchholzi Plötz, 1880 | | | Macropoliana kuchleri Eitschberger, 2016 | | | Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1785) | ⇒ Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | Pantophaea favillacea Walker, 1866 | Fine Streaked Hawk | | Pantophaea jordani Joicey & Talbot, 1916 | | | Poliana laucheana Druce, 1882 | | | Praedora meridionalis Kiriakoff, 1946 | | | Praedora plagiata Rothschild &..., 1903 | Speckled Hawk | | Praedora puchneri Schmit & Pierre, 1903 | | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Sphingini with occurrences in Congo
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