Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Bulawayo (South Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 183
1058
1769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 183
1058
1769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 178
1045
1758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
965
1683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
222
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
222
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
221
259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
123
133 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
113
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
24
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Bulawayo
2 Families width 29 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Bulawayo
24 Genera with 29 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroclanis Carcasson, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argema Wallengren, 1847 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 0 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goodia Holland, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heniocha Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1823 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1860 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Bulawayo
29 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Afroclanis calcareus Rothschild &..., 1907 | Ruby Polyptychus | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | African Moon Moth | | Automeris larra larra | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | African Atlas moth | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Goodia kuntzei Dewitz, 1881 | | | Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782 | | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Leucostrophus hirundo (Gerstaecker, 1871) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Ludia delegorguei Boisduval, 1847 | | | Marumba timora timora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | V Nephele | | Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897 | | | Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Marshall´s Hawk | | Praedora plagiata Rothschild &..., 1903 | Speckled Hawk | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Rufoclanis fulgurans Rothschild &..., 1903 | Pink Polyptychus | | Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860 | Wawy Polyptychus | | Rufoclanis numosae numosae Wallengren, 1860 | | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Bulawayo | 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 | 9
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 15
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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