Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Congo basin (Congo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 62
270
433 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 61
269
432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 61
269
432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 59
267
429 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
230
364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
230
364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
229
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
162
278 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
145
257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
29
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Congo basin
4 Families width 45 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Congo basin
29 Genera with 45 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antinephele Holland, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atemnora Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athletes Karsch, 1904 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aurivillius Packard, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basquiniana Darge, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campimoptilum Karsch, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dactyloceras Mell, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eudaemonia Hübner, 1919 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1845 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jana Herrich-Schä..., 1980 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Janomima Aurivillius, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1875 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Parajana Aurivillius, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenoglene Felder, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Congo basin
45 Species and 6 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892 | Dingy Antinephele | | Atemnora westermanni Boisduval, 1875 | | | Athletes ethra Westwood, 1849 | | | Athletes ethra ethra Westwood, 1849 | | | Athletes semialba Sonthonnax, 1904 | | | Aurivillius divaricatus Bouvier, 1927 | | | Aurivillius fusca Rothschild, 1895 | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Basquiniana cana Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Bunaea atlantica (Dufrane, 1953) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Bunaeopsis ansorgei (Rothschild, 1898) | ⇒ Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | Campimoptilum kuntzei Dewitz, 1881 | | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Dactyloceras (Shinocksiceras) ducarmei Bouyer, 2002 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Epiphora albidus Druce, 1886 | | | Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880 | | | Eudaemonia pohli Dufrane, 1953 | | | Eudaemonia trogophylla Hampson, 1919 | | | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) anthina Karsch, 1892 | | | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) congolensis Bouvier, 1927 | | | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) eblis Strecker, 1876 | | | Gonimbrasia eblis eblis Strecker, 1876 | | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia jamesoni Druce, 1890 | | | Gonimbrasia petiveri Guérin-Ménev..., 1845 | | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Holocerina angulata Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Holocerina angulata angulata Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822 | | | Imbrasia epimethea epimethea Morawitz, 1876 | | | Jana demoulini Berger, 1980 | | | Jana overlaeti Berger, 1980 | | | Janomima mariana White, 1843 | | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) afra Karsch, 1891 | Rosy Banded Hawk | | Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | | Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782 | | | Lobobunaea phaedusa christyi Sharpe, 1899 | | | Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878 | Blotched Nephele | | Nephele maculosa Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Nephele rosae Butler, 1875 | White Banded Nephele | | Nephele rosae rosae Butler, 1875 | | | Parajana lamani Aurivillius, 1906 | | | Praedora puchneri Schmit & Pierre, 1903 | | | Stenoglene roseus Druce, 1886 | | | Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Hawk | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Congo basin | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 4
5 | 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 | 13
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 11
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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