Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region East Usambara Mountains (Usambara Mountains, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 49
144
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 49
144
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 39
115
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 33
96
139 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
59
105 | Families
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Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
59
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
59
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
45
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
40
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for East Usambara Mountains
11 Families width 79 Species and 3 Subspecies | Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802) | Hawk Moths | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for East Usambara Mountains
40 Genera with 79 Species #ABCDEFGHLMNOPTXZ
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acraea Fabricius, 1900 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amerila Walker, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1874 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antistathmoptera Tams, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atemnora Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bicyclus Kirby, 0 | Bush Browns | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1885 | Emperors | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclanis Carcasson, 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1884 | Small Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geodena Walker, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graphium Scopoli, 1865 | Bluebottles and Jays | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Hemerophanes Hübner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homoeomeria Wallengren, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucoma Hübner, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marcipalina Pelletier, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mecodina Guenée, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meliaba Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopitthea Carcasson, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1968 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1910 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oraesia Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1775 | Chilasa | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Phavaraea Walker, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plusiotricha Holland, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1935 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polyura Billberg, 1854 | Nawab butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1854 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zamarada Moore, 2007 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for East Usambara Mountains
79 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Acraea (Actinote) quirinalis Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Amerila howardi Pinhey, 1955 | | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Anthene ligures Hewitson, 1874 | Lesser Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Antistathmoptera daltonae Tams, 1935 | | | Atemnora westermanni Boisduval, 1875 | | | Bicyclus danckelmanni Rogenhofer, 1891 | | | Bicyclus dankelmanni | | | Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779 | White Barred Charaxes | | Charaxes lucyae Kielland, 1982 | | | Charaxes pollux Cramer, 1775 | Black-bordered Charaxes | | Charaxes violetta Grose-Smith, 1885 | Violet-spotted Charaxes | | Chloroclanis tanzanica Carcasson, 1968 | | | Chloroclanis virescens tanzanica Carcasson, 1968 | | | Coelonia mauritii (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884 | Spiller's Sulphur Small White | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | Falcate Polyptychus | | Geodena pringlei Carcasson, 1964 | | | Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779 | Angola White Lady | | Graphium (Arisbe) colonna Christopher ..., 1873 | Black Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) kirbyi Hewitson, 1872 | Kirby's Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) leonidas Fabricius, 1793 | Common Graphium | | Graphium (Arisbe) philonoe Christopher ..., 1873 | Eastern Graphium | | Graphium (Arisbe) policenes Cramer, 1775 | Common Swordtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) polistratus Grose-Smith, 1889 | Dancing Swallowtail | | Graphium (Arisbe) porthaon Hewitson, 1865 | Coastal Swordtail | | Hemerophanes diatoma Hering, 1926 | | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Homoeomeria haploa Collenette, 1958 | | | Leucoma maria Kirby, 1896 | | | Marcipalina tanzaniensis Pelletier, 1975 | | | Mecodina africana Holland, 1894 | | | Meliaba pelopsalis Walker, 1859 | | | Micragone amaniana Darge, 2010 | | | Neopitthea pringlei Carcasson, 1964 | | | Neopolyptychus compar Rothschild &..., 1903 | Variable Polyptychus | | Neopolyptychus compar septentrionalis Carcasson, 1968 | | | Neopolyptychus septentrionalis Carcasson, 1968 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele aequivalens Walker, 1856 | Great Nephele | | Nephele argentifera Walker, 1856 | Silver Barred Nephele | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele xylina Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Oraesia provocans Walker, 1857 | | | Papilio (Princeps) charopus Westwood, 1843 | Tailed Green-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776) | ⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798 | African lime swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) desmondi Van Someren, 1939 | Desmond's Green-Banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) hornimani Distant, 1879 | Horniman's Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) nireus Linnaeus, 1758 | African Blue-banded Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) ophidicephalus Oberthür, 1878 | Emperor Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) pelodurus Butler, 1896 | Eastern Bush Kite Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775 | Apple-green Swallowtail | | Phavaraea poliana Druce, 1893 | | | Plusiotricha carcassoni Dufay, 1972 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus amaniensis Carcasson, 1968 | | | Polyptychus andosa amaniensis Carcasson, 1968 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus unilineata Clark, 1935 | | | Polyura narcaeus Hewitson, 1854 | China Nawab | | Temnora crenulata Holland, 1893 | Crenulate Temnora | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Temnora iapygoides Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora sardanus Walker, 1856 | Dusky Temnora | | Temnora scheveni Carcasson, 1968 | | | Temnora scitula Holland, 1889 | Yellow Spotted Temnora | | Temnora zantus Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | Ragged Temnora | | Theretra orpheus Herrich-Scha..., 1854 | Lined Hawk | | Thysanoplusia roseofasciata Carcasson, 1965 | | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 | | Zamarada lima Fletcher D. S., 1974 | | | Zamarada mashariki Aarvik & BjÃ..., 2007 | | | Zamarada pinheyi Fletcher D. S., 1956 | | | Zamarada pringlei Fletcher D. S., 1974 | | | Zamarada usambarae Aarvik & BjÃ..., 2007 | |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in East Usambara Mountains | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
18
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 2
4
8 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
10
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
8
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
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