Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Coast Province (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 174
785
1134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 173
784
1134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 161
744
1061 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 107
652
976 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
297
467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
297
467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
297
467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
222
372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
205
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
39
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Coast Province (Kenya)
3 Families width 52 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Coast Province (Kenya)
39 Genera with 52 Species #ABCDEFGHLMNPSTVX
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argema Wallengren, 1847 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atemnora Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Batocnema Rothschild &..., 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosphingia Rothschild &..., 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campimoptilum Karsch, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centroctena Rothschild &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceridia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucopteryx Packard, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Likoma Rothschild &..., 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanocera Sonthonnax, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microclanis Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1776 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophaea Jordan, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phiala Wallengren, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poliana W. Rothschil..., 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Poliodes Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1935 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vianga Fletcher, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Coast Province (Kenya)
52 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | African Moon Moth | | Atemnora westermanni Boisduval, 1875 | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Batocnema africanus Distant, 1899 | Harlequin Hawk | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Callosphingia circe Fawcett, 1915 | | | Campimoptilum hollandi Butler, 1898 | | | Centroctena imitans Butler, 1882 | Toothed Cream Stripe | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Ceridia mira Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Coelonia fulvinotata fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Falcatula falcata (Hayes, 1963) | ⇒ Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | Falcate Polyptychus | | Gonimbrasia zambesina Walker, 1865 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion dexippus Fawcett, 1915 | | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Leucopteryx mollis Butler, 1889 | | | Leucostrophus hirundo (Gerstaecker, 1871) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Likoma crenata Rothschild &..., 1907 | | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Melanocera menippe Westwood, 1849 | | | Microclanis erlangeri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Neopolyptychus compar Rothschild &..., 1903 | Variable Polyptychus | | Nephele argentifera Walker, 1856 | Silver Barred Nephele | | Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878 | Blotched Nephele | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Pantophaea favillacea Walker, 1866 | Fine Streaked Hawk | | Phiala atomaria Holland, 1892 | | | Poliana micra Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Poliana wintgensi Strand, 1910 | Marbled Sphinx | | Poliodes roseicornis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus afarissaque Darge, 2004 | | | Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus unilineata Clark, 1935 | | | Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet | | Temnora argyropeza Mabille, 1879 | | | Temnora marginata Walker, 1856 | Marginate Temnora | | Vianga crowleyi Aurivillius, 1904 | | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Coast Province (Kenya) | 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
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 31
44 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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