Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Durban (Natal)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 261
1832
2606 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 260
1831
2605 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 253
1814
2592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 183
1601
2360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
562
808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 56
562
808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 55
560
803 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
348
531 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
320
481 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
25
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Durban
3 Families width 24 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Durban
25 Genera with 24 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1819 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 0 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothea Butler, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoliana Carcasson, 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudandriasa Carcasson, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urota Westwood, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Durban
24 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Automeris larra larra | | | Basiothea medea | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | Chipumi | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Imbrasia tyrrhena tyrrhena | | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Macroglossum trochiloides Butler, 1896 | | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1785) | ⇒ Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | Nephele viridescens (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Pseudandriasa mutata Walker, 1855 | Roundwinged Polyptychus | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet | | Temnora marginata marginata Walker, 1856 | | | Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Hawk | | Urota sinope Westwood, 1849 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Durban | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm 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 | 7
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 17
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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