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Checklist of Tribe Sphingini Linnaeus, 1758
for Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
501
7087
22038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
7082
22032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
481
6999
21791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
301
5800
19585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2170
7993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2168
7990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2164
7984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
1453
6107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1331
5704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
111
501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
53
211
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
12
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
7
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
7 Genera with 24 Species
Dovania Rothschild &..., 19033SpeciesTaxom
Ellenbeckia Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Macropoliana Carcasson, 20167SpeciesTaxom
Pantophaea Jordan, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Poliana W. Rothschil..., 19106SpeciesTaxom
Praedora Rothschild &..., 19126SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 18562SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
24 Species and 2 Subspecies
Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926Copper Sphinx
Dovania poecila inops Gehlen, 1951
Dovania poecila poecila Rothschild &..., 1903
Ellenbeckia monospila Rothschild &..., 1903
Macropoliana buchholzi Plötz, 1880
Macropoliana carcassoni Eitschberger..., 2016
Macropoliana ferax Rothschild &..., 1916
Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006
Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1785)⇒ Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006
Macropoliana scheveni Carcasson, 1972
Macropoliana stevecollinsi Eitschberger, 2016
Pantophaea favillacea Walker, 1866Fine Streaked Hawk
Pantophaea scheveni Carcasson, 1972
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 plagiata Rothschild &..., 1903Speckled Hawk
Praedora tropicalis (Rothschild &..., 1912)⇒ Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903
Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856Morgan´s Sphinx
Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856)⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Sphingini with occurrences in Kenya
SubtribeSphingina
Latreille, 1802
4
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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