''Basiothia'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...

first described by Francis Walker in 1859.

Species

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Basiothia aureata ''Basiothia aureata'', the gold dotted temnora, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in wooded habitats from Liberia to Kenya in the east and to Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, r ...

'' (Karsch, 1891) *''

Basiothia charis ''Basiothia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 ...

'' (Walker, 1856) *''

Basiothia laticornis ''Basiothia laticornis'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is only known from Madagascar. It is similar to ''Basiothia medea ''Basiothia medea'', the small verdant hawk, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is common in open habitats th ...

'' (Butler, 1879) *''

Basiothia medea ''Basiothia medea'', the small verdant hawk, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is common in open habitats throughout the Ethiopian Region, including Madagascar. It is however probably absent from the equatorial forest belt, except as a vag ...

'' (Fabricius, 1781) *''

Basiothia schenki ''Basiothia schenki'', the brown striped hawk, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1872. It is known from Zimbabwe and South Africa. Adults are also pollinators of '' Satyrium longica ...

'' (Moschler, 1872)

References

Macroglossini Sphingidae genera Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist) {{Macroglossini-stub