Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1304
2564 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1304
2564 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1270
2494 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
187
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
179
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
24
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Benin
2 Families width 46 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Benin
24 Genera with 46 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adrougeriana Darge, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aurivillius Packard, 1977 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1885 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1843 | Bee Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eudaemonia Hübner, 1781 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gamelia Hübner, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1930 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1989 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucomonia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1888 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benin
46 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Adrougeriana nenia Westwood, 1849 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Aurivillius arata Westwood, 1849 | | | Aurivillius horsini Bouvier, 1927 | | | Aurivillius xerophilus Rougeot, 1977 | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Bunaeopsis ansorgei (Rothschild, 1898) | ⇒ Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | | Bunaeopsis licharbas Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | | Cirina butyrospermi Vuillot, 1911 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | African Atlas moth | | Epiphora vacuna Westwood, 1849 | | | Eudaemonia argus Fabricius, 1777 | | | Eudaemonia brachyura (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | | Eudaemonia minor (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | | Eudaemonia trogophylla Hampson, 1919 | | | Eudaemonia uniocellata (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | | Eudaemonia uroarge (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | | Gamelia septentrionalis Bouvier, 1936 | | | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) alopia Westwood, 1849 | | | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) eblis Strecker, 1876 | | | Gonimbrasia eblis eblis Strecker, 1876 | | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia emini Butler, 1888 | | | Gonimbrasia hecate Rougeot, 1955 | | | Gonimbrasia latifasciata Sonthonnax, 1901 | | | Gonimbrasia rhodina Rothschild, 1907 | | | Gonimbrasia waterloti Bouvier, 1930 | | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion psammochroma Basquin, 1989 | | | Imbrasia convexa (Butler, 1878) | ⇒ Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878 | | Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878 | | | Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Micragone nenia Westwood, 1849 | | | Nudaurelia alopia Westwood, 1849 | | | Nudaurelia eblis Strecker, 1878 | | | Nudaurelia emini Butler, 1888 | | | Rufoclanis rosea Druce, 1882 | | | Theretra tessmanni Gehlen, 1927 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Benin | 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 | 13
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 11
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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