Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Dodoma Region (Central Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 34
105
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 34
105
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 33
103
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 26
89
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
29
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
29
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
29
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
21
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
20
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
11
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Dodoma Region
3 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Dodoma Region
11 Genera with 11 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dirphya Pascoe, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Likoma Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tissanga Distant, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Dodoma Region
11 Species | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Dirphya similis Gahan, 1894 | | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Likoma apicalis Rothschild &..., 1903 | Sepia Tip Hawk | | Nudaurelia kondoana Darge, 2014 | | | Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897 | | | Polyptychus baxteri Rothschild &..., 1908 | Baxter´s Polyptychus | | Pseudoclanis aequabilis Darge, 2005 | | | Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860 | Wawy Polyptychus | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet | | Tissanga kiboriania Basquin & Darge, 2011 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Dodoma Region | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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