Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Chad (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 187
1189
2393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 186
1188
2392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 178
1169
2353 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
874
1872 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 19
176
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 19
176
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 19
176
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
148
244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
140
234 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
28
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Chad
2 Families width 48 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Chad
28 Genera with 48 Species
| Aurivillius Packard, 1977 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basquiniana Darge, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1962 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceridia Rothschild &..., 1874 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1929 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1907 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1989 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophaea Jordan, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudimbrasia Rougeot, 1910 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1885 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Chad
48 Species and 4 Subspecies | Aurivillius arata Westwood, 1849 | | | Aurivillius aratus Westwood, 1849 | | | Aurivillius xerophilus Rougeot, 1977 | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Basquiniana joiceyi Bouvier, 1930 | | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | | Bunaeopsis pagei (Rougeot, 1962) | ⇒ Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Ceridia agilei Melichar & Ř..., 2013 | | | Ceridia agilei occidentalis Melichar & Ř..., 2013 | | | Ceridia heuglini R. Felder, 1874 | | | Cirina butyrospermi Vuillot, 1911 | | | Epiphora atbarinus Butler, 1877 | | | Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | African Atlas moth | | Epiphora schultzei Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Epiphora testenoirei Bouvier, 1929 | | | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) eblis Strecker, 1876 | | | Gonimbrasia eblis eblis Strecker, 1876 | | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia occidentalis Rothschild, 1907 | | | Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | Chipumi | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion psammochroma Basquin, 1989 | | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) caecilie Eitschberger, 2003 | | | Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782 | | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Micragone joiceyi Bouvier, 1930 | | | Neopolyptychus prionites Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Neopolyptychus pygarga Karsch, 1891 | | | Nudaurelia eblis Strecker, 1878 | | | Orthogonioptilum chalix Jordan, 1922 | | | Pantophaea jordani Joicey & Talbot, 1916 | | | Platysphinx phyllis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychoides niloticus (Jordan, 1921) | ⇒ Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | Pseudimbrasia colorata (Rougeot, 1980) | ⇒ Pseudimbrasia deyrollei Thomson, 1858 | | Pseudimbrasia deyrollei Thomson, 1858 | | | Pseudimbrasia deyrollii Oberthür, 1910 | | | Pseudobunaea epithyrena Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Pseudobunaea heyeri Weymer, 1896 | | | Pseudoclanis boisduvali (Aurivillius, 1898) | ⇒ Oplerclanis boisduvali Aurivillius, 1898 | | Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | Great Polyptychus | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Theretra rezaci Haxaire & Me..., 2012 | | | Usta subangulata Bouvier, 1930 | | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor | | Usta terpsichore terpsichore Maassen, 1885 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Chad | 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 | 15
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 13
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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