Smerinthinae

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Smerinthinae Grote & Robinson, 1865

Smerinthinae; [AfroMoths]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Smerinthinae (Sphingidae); [MABL]; [HMW]; [RFEL]

Tribe Smerinthini Grote & Robinson, 1865

Leucophlebides Boisduval, [1875]
Amorphidae Tutt, 1902
Clarkiidi Tutt, 1902
Mimantidi Tutt, 1902
Sichiidi Tutt, 1902
Clanidi Tutt, 1904
Langiidi Tutt, 1904
Phyllosphingidi Tutt, 1904

Smerinthini (Smerinthinae); [HMW], 16; [RFEL]

Group

Langia Moore, 1872 — 2 spp.
Laothoe Fabricius, 1807 — 7 spp. 2 spp.

Group

Pachysphinx Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 3 spp.
Smerinthus Latreille, [1802] — 14 spp. 1 sp.
Paonias Hübner, [1819] — 7 spp.

Group

Poliodes Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 1 sp.
Xenosphingia Jordan, 1920 — 1 sp.
Ceridia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 3 spp.
Craspedortha Mell, 1922 — 1 sp.
Parum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 1 sp.
Anambulyx Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 1 sp.

Group

Marumba Moore, 1882 — 19 spp.
Daphnusa Walker, 1856 — 2 spp.
Gynoeryx Carcasson, 1968 — 5 spp.
Likoma Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 2 spp.

Group

Phyllosphingia Swinhoe, 1897 — 1 sp.
Amorpha Hübner, [1810] — 1 sp.

Group

Mimas Hübner, [1819] — 2 spp. 1 sp.
Lophostethus Butler, 1876 — 2 spp.
Andriasa Walker, 1856 — 2 spp.
Microclanis Carcasson, 1968 — 1 sp.
Falcatula Carcasson, 1968 — 4 spp.
Chloroclanis Carcasson, 1968 — 1 sp.

Group

Platysphinx Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 6 spp.
Neoclanis Carcasson, 1968 — 1 sp.
Afrosphinx Carcasson, 1968 — 1 sp.
Viriclanis Aarvik, 1999 — 1 sp.
Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1968 — 6 spp.
Coequosa Walker, 1856 — 2 spp.

Group

Rhodambulyx Mell, 1939 — 2 spp.
Rhodoprasina Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 6 spp.
Cypoides Matsumura, 1921 — 1 sp.
Cypa Walker, [1865] — 10 spp.
Smerinthulus Huwe, 1895 — 4 spp.
Degmaptera Hampson, 1896 — 2 spp.
Grillotus Rougeot, 1973 — 1 sp.

Group

Opistoclanis Jordan, 1929 — 1 sp.

Group

Agnosia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 2 spp.
Callambulyx Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 8 spp.

Group

Sataspes Moore, [1858] — 5 spp.
Afrosataspes Basquin & Cadiou, 1986 — 1 sp.

Group

Pseudopolyptychus Carcasson, 1968 — 1 sp.
Afroclanis Carcasson, 1968 — 2 spp.
Malgassoclanis Carcasson, 1968 — 2 spp.
Pseudandriasa Carcasson, 1968 — 1 sp.
Rhadinopasa Karsch, 1891 — 1 sp.
Leucophlebia Westwood, 1847 — 17 spp.
Leptoclanis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 1 sp.
Phylloxiphia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 10 spp.
Clanis Hübner, [1819] — 18 spp.
Clanidopsis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 1 sp.

Group

Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1891 — 1 sp.
Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1968 — 6 spp.
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1894 — 16 spp.
Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1968 — 5 spp.
Polyptychus Hübner, [1819] — 29 spp.
Polyptychopsis Carcasson, 1968 — 1 sp.
Lycosphingia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 1 sp.
Avinoffia Clark, 1929 — 1 sp.

Tribe Sphingulini Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Kentrochrysalidae Tutt, 1904

Sphingulini (Smerinthinae); [HMW], 17; [RFEL]

Synoecha Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 1 sp.
Coenotes Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 1 sp.
Hopliocnema Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 1 sp.

Group

Tetrachroa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 1 sp.

Group

Pentateucha Swinhoe, 1908 — 3 spp.
Kentrochrysalis Staudinger, 1887 — 3 spp.
Dolbina Staudinger, 1877 — 7 spp.
Sphingulus Staudinger, 1887 — 1 sp.
Monarda Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1896 — 1 sp.

Tribe Ambulycini Butler, 1876

Ambulycini (Smerinthinae); [RFEL]

Ambulyx Westwood, 1847 — 50 spp.
Barbourion Clark, 1934 — 1 sp.
Amplypterus Hübner, [1819] — 2 spp.
Compsulyx Holloway, 1979 — 1 sp.
Akbesia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 1 sp.
Batocnema Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 2 spp.
Protambulyx Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 8 spp.
Orecta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 4 spp.
Adhemarius Oitiaca, 1939 — 15 spp.
Trogolegnum Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 — 1 sp.

1142x758 (~243Kb) larva Thailand, Chantaburi Province, Khao-Khitchakut National Park, a shady evergreen forest in the left catchment basin of the Krating River. 6th January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

The exact identification of this species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

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References:

[AfroMoths] De Prins, J., & De Prins, W.
Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera); (Version 2024-03-15). Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Belspo; https://doi.org/10.15468/s1kwuw
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[MABL] Manuel A. Balcázar Lara
Palomillas de México
[Oleg Kosterin] Institue of Cytology & Genetics
Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist

Some related literature:

[HMW]; Kitching & Cadiou, 2000
An annotated and illustrated revisionary checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) Hawkmoths of the World
[RFEL]; Leley, 2016
Annotated catalogue of the insects of Russian Far East. Volume II. Lepidoptera Cat. ins. Russian Far East. 2 : 1-812

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