Macropoliana
Encyclopedia
Macropoliana is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Macropoliana afarorumMacropoliana afarorumMacropoliana afarorum is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Djibouti....
- Rougeot 1975 - Macropoliana asirensisMacropoliana asirensisMacropoliana asirensis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Saudi Arabia and Yemen....
- Wiltshire 1980 - Macropoliana cadiouiMacropoliana cadiouiMacropoliana cadioui is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Eritrea....
- Haxaire & Camiade, 2008 - Macropoliana feraxMacropoliana feraxMacropoliana ferax is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from highland forests in East Africa, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya and Malawi....
- (Rothschild & Jordan 1916) - Macropoliana gessiMacropoliana gessiMacropoliana gessi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from South Africa....
- Schmit, 2006 - Macropoliana natalensisMacropoliana natalensisMacropoliana natalensis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from forests and moist woodland from KwaZulu-Natal to Ethiopia and westwards to Cameroon, Ghana and Sierra Leone....
- (Butler 1875) - Macropoliana scheveniMacropoliana scheveniMacropoliana scheveni is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Tanzania....
- Carcasson 1972