Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Dar es Salaam Region (Southeast Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 90
345
426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 90
345
426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 86
331
409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 59
284
368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
164
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
164
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
164
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
128
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
127
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
26
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Dar es Salaam Region
3 Families width 31 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Dar es Salaam Region
26 Genera with 31 Species #ABCDEGHLNPRSTX
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adafroptilum Darge, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Likoma Rothschild &..., 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Litosphingia Jordan, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phiala Wallengren, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poliana W. Rothschil..., 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenoglene Felder, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Dar es Salaam Region
31 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Adafroptilum coloratum Darge, Nauma..., 2003 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Basiothia schenki Moschler, 1872 | Brown Striped Hawk | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia osiris Druce, 1896 | | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Likoma crenata Rothschild &..., 1907 | | | Litosphingia corticea Jordan, 1920 | Veined Hawk | | Ludia luciphila (Strand, 1911) | ⇒ Ludia dentata Hampson, 1891 | | Nephele argentifera Walker, 1856 | Silver Barred Nephele | | Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878 | Blotched Nephele | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Phiala difficilis (Strand, 1911) | ⇒ Phiala alba Aurivillius, 1893 | | Platysphinx phyllis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Poliana wintgensi Strand, 1910 | Marbled Sphinx | | Polyptychoides digitatus Karsch, 1891 | | | Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild &..., 1903 | Coryndon´s Polyptychus | | Rhodopteriana salaamensis Darge, 2013 | | | Rufoclanis numosae subjectus Walker, 1869 | | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet | | Stenoglene aequidistans Strand, 1915 | | | Stenoglene pira Druce, 1896 | | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 | | Xanthopan morganii morganii Walker, 1856 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Dar es Salaam Region | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 3
4 | 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 | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 19
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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