Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Djibouti (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 98
447
614 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 98
447
614 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 94
438
604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 70
388
544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
144
203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
144
203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
144
203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
115
171 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
114
170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
15
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Djibouti
2 Families width 22 Species and 9 Subspecies
Genera for Djibouti
15 Genera with 22 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Covelliana | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1903 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 1849 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoliana Carcasson, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1921 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1991 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Djibouti
22 Species and 9 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Covelliana afarorum Rougeot, 1975 | | | Epiphora atbarinus Butler, 1877 | | | Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | African Atlas moth | | Gonimbrasia balachowskyi Rougeot, 1973 | | | Gynanisa germauxi Rougeot, 1973 | | | Gynanisa germauxi germauxi Rougeot, 1973 | | | Gynanisa jama Rebel, 1915 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion pentagramma Hampson, 1910 | | | Hippotion rebeli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Rebel´s Striped Hawk | | Holocerina menieri Rougeot, 1973 | | | Holocerina smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Holocerina smilax smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Ludia arguta Jordan, 1922 | | | Macropoliana afarorum Rougeot, 1975 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus niloticus afarissaque Darge, 2004 | | | Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Pseudobunaea dayensis Rougeot, Bou..., 1991 | | | Pseudobunaea heyeri Weymer, 1896 | | | Pseudobunaea heyeri citrinarius Gaede, 1927 | | | Pseudobunaea heyeri dayensis Rougeot, 1991 | | | Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | Great Polyptychus | | Pseudoclanis molitor molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor | | Usta terpsichore terpsichore Maassen, 1885 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Djibouti | 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 | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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