Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 105
465
687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 105
465
687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 100
459
684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 83
404
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
225
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
225
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
225
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
167
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
155
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
22
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Abyssinia
3 Families width 31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Abyssinia
22 Genera with 31 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cadiouclanis Eitschberger, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceridia Rothschild &..., 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaerocina Rothschild &..., 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dovania Rothschild &..., 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1911 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Microclanis Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phiala Wallengren, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Abyssinia
31 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Bunaeopsis birbiri Bouvier, 1929 | | | Bunaeopsis oubie Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | | | Cadiouclanis bianchii Oberthür, 1883 | | | Ceridia heuglini R. Felder, 1874 | | | Chaerocina ellisoni Hayes, 1963 | | | Dovania neumanni Jordan, 1926 | | | Epiphora antinorii Oberthür, 1880 | | | Epiphora atbarina (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | | Falcatula tamsi Carcasson, 1968 | | | Gonimbrasia ellisoni Lemaire, 1962 | | | Hippotion canens Jordan, 1926 | | | Hippotion pentagramma Hampson, 1910 | | | Hippotion rebeli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Rebel´s Striped Hawk | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) neumanni Rothschild, 1902 | | | Ludia hansali Felder, 1874 | | | Ludia orinoptena Karsch, 1893 | | | Ludia pupillata (Strand, 1911) | ⇒ Ludia orinoptena Karsch, 1893 | | Microclanis erlangeri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Neopolyptychus consimilis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele raffrayi (Oberthür, 1878) | ⇒ Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | | Nephele schimperi (Lucas, 1857) | ⇒ Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | | Nephele xylina Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Nudaurelia ungemachi Bouvier, 1926 | | | Phiala abyssinica Aurivillius, 1904 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Pseudoclanis abyssinicus (Lucas, 1857) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Rhodopteriana abyssinica Rothschild, 1917 | | | Usta abyssinica (Aurivillius, 1898) | ⇒ Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Abyssinia | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Saturniidae
Boisduval, 1837
And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths, Giant silkworm moths, Giant-silkworm moths, Moon, Royal, Royal moths, Saturniid moths, Saturniids, Silk moths, Wild Silk Moths | 6
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 14
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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