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Checklist for Tribe Sphingini Linnaeus, 1758
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
435
15998
93602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4923
29836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4919
29827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
83
4908
29785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
3088
21330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
2761
19757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
190
1614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
88
616
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
19
102
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
13
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Africa
13 Genera with 58 Species
Dovania Rothschild &..., 19037SpeciesTaxom
Ellenbeckia Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Hoplistopus Rothschild &..., 19032SpeciesTaxom
Litosphingia Jordan, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Lomocyma Rothschild &..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Macropoliana Carcasson, 201617SpeciesTaxom
Oligographa Rothschild &..., 19172SpeciesTaxom
Panogena Rothschild &..., 18779SpeciesTaxom
Pantophaea Jordan, 19596SpeciesTaxom
Poliana W. Rothschil..., 19106SpeciesTaxom
Praedora Rothschild &..., 19128SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 19035SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
58 Species and 10 Subspecies
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 poecila Rothschild &..., 1903
Ellenbeckia monospila Rothschild &..., 1903
Hoplistopus butti Rothschild &..., 1903Butt´s Hawk
Hoplistopus penricei Rothschild &..., 1903Cribage Hawk
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 natalensis (Butler, 1785)⇒ Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006
Macropoliana pinheyi Eitschberger..., 2016
Macropoliana ploetzi Eitschberger..., 2016
Macropoliana politzari Eitschberger..., 2016
Macropoliana scheveni Carcasson, 1972
Macropoliana stevecollinsi Eitschberger, 2016
Macropoliana stroehlei Eitschberger, 2016
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 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 wintgensi Strand, 1910Marbled Sphinx
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 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
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 East Africa
SubtribeSphingina
Latreille, 1802
9
28
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sphingini at itis.gov