Checklist for Tribe Sphingini Linnaeus, 1758
and region West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 614
13248
40770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 610
13239
40744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 581
13079
40224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 365
10638
34907 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
3730
13310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 80
3727
13306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
3725
13304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 28
2482
9917 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
2292
9415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
194
786 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 91
411 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths | 21
59 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Sphingini
Linnaeus, 1758
| 17
52 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West Africa
17 Genera with 52 Species | Amphonyx Poey, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dovania Rothschild &..., 1926 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ellenbeckia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplistopus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Leucomonia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lintneria Butler, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Litosphingia Jordan, 2000 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoliana Carcasson, 1972 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Neococytius Hodges, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligographa Rothschild &..., 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophaea Jordan, 1925 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Poliana W. Rothschil..., 1910 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1912 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Africa
52 Species and 1 Subspecies | Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | | Ceratomia igualana Schaus, 1932 | | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Dovania dargei Pierre, 2000 | | | Dovania mirei Pierre, 2000 | | | Dovania neumanni Jordan, 1926 | | | Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926 | Copper Sphinx | | Ellenbeckia monospila Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hoplistopus butti Rothschild &..., 1903 | Butt´s Hawk | | Hoplistopus penricei Rothschild &..., 1903 | Cribage Hawk | | Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870 | | | Litosphingia corticea Jordan, 1920 | Veined Hawk | | Litosphingia minettii Cadiou, 2000 | | | Macropoliana afarorum Rougeot, 1975 | | | Macropoliana buchholzi Plötz, 1880 | | | Macropoliana cadioui Haxaire & Ca..., 2008 | | | Macropoliana ferax Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | | Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1785) | ⇒ Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | Macropoliana scheveni Carcasson, 1972 | | | Manduca barnesi Clark, 1919 | | | Manduca corallina Druce, 1883 | | | Manduca dilucida Edwards, 1887 | | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Manduca hannibal Cramer, 1779 | | | Manduca lanuginosa Edwards, 1884 | Scophthalmids | | Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | | | Manduca muscosa Rothschild &..., 1903 | Muscosa Sphinx | | Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903 | Occult Sphinx | | Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Manduca schausi Clark, 1919 | | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775 | Cluentius Sphinx | | Oligographa juniperi Boisduval, 1847 | Juniper Hawk | | Pantophaea cardinalli Tams, 1925 | | | Pantophaea favillacea Walker, 1866 | Fine Streaked Hawk | | Pantophaea jordani Joicey & Talbot, 1916 | | | Pantophaea oneili Clark, 1925 | Oneil´s Hawk | | Poliana buchholzi Plotz, 1880 | | | Poliana laucheana Druce, 1882 | | | Poliana micra Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Poliana weiglei Möschler, 1887 | | | Poliana wintgensi Strand, 1910 | Marbled Sphinx | | Praedora leucophaea Rothschild &..., 1903 | Creamy Hawk | | Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Marshall´s Hawk | | Praedora plagiata Rothschild &..., 1903 | Speckled Hawk | | Praedora puchneri Schmit & Pierre, 1903 | | | Praedora tropicalis (Rothschild &..., 1912) | ⇒ Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 | Morgan´s Sphinx | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 | | Xanthopan morganii morganii Walker, 1856 | |
Subnodes of Sphingini with occurrences in West Africa
Links, sources and further information Sphingini at itis.gov
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