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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Ehlanzeni (Mpumalanga)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
203
963
1299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
963
1299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
193
948
1286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
152
853
1188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
346
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
346
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
343
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
132
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
112
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ehlanzeni
3 Families width 7 Species
Saturniidae (Boisduval, 1837)And Giant Silk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ehlanzeni
5 Genera with 7 Species
Afroptilum Gillies, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Bunaea Hübner, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Odontosida Rothschild &..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 19201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ehlanzeni
7 Species
Afroptilum parvum Crass, 1947
Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth
Bunaea barbertonia (Oberthür, 1910)⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780
Bunaea debeeri (Oberthür, 1910)⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780
Odontosida pusillus R. Felder, 1874Scalloped Hawk
Phiala polita Distant, 1897
Pseudoclanis lautus Jordan, 1920

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Ehlanzeni
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySaturniidae
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
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov