''Macropoliana'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) 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, bu ...

. The genus was erected by

Robert Herbert Carcasson Robert Herbert Carcasson (5 December 1918, in Cheltenham, UK – 23 September 1982, in Victoria, B.C., Canada) was an English entomologist who specialised in butterflies, but also authored two field guides to tropical fishes. He joined the Coryndon ...

in 1968. It is found in

Central Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

and

Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number of ...

Species

*'' Macropoliana afarorum'' Rougeot 1975 *'' Macropoliana asirensis'' Wiltshire 1980 *'' Macropoliana cadioui'' Haxaire & Camiade, 2008 *'' Macropoliana ferax'' (Rothschild & Jordan 1916) *'' Macropoliana gessi'' Schmit, 2006 *'' Macropoliana natalensis'' (Butler 1875) *'' Macropoliana scheveni'' Carcasson 1972

References

Sphingini Moth genera {{Sphinginae-stub