Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 210
1650
3717 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 209
1649
3716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 201
1606
3623 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 137
1425
3354 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
698
1776 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
698
1776 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 43
698
1776 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
523
1450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
482
1394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
62
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Equatorial Guinea
5 Families width 162 Species and 23 Subspecies
Genera for Equatorial Guinea
62 Genera with 162 Species
| Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrojana Aurivillius, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1893 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Antinephele Holland, 1889 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Atemnora Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Athletes Karsch, 1904 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aurivillius Packard, 1907 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camerunia Aurivillius, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carnegia Holland, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centroctena Rothschild &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dactyloceras Mell, 2002 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dirphya Pascoe, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dogoia Bouyer, 1912 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epijana Holland, 1912 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1907 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euchera Hübner, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudaemonia Hübner, 1919 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1845 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goodia Holland, 1922 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gracilanja Bouyer, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1823 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 1912 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypaedalea Butler, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1953 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Janomima Aurivillius, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 2004 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1911 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 1979 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mucidomorpha Darge, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1875 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1930 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 1989 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parajana Aurivillius, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phiala Wallengren, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1908 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Protogynanisa Rougeot, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 2003 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudantheraea Weymer, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudenyo Holland, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1988 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1781 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenoglene Felder, 1912 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1889 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1989 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Vingerhoedtia Bouyer, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Equatorial Guinea
162 Species and 23 Subspecies | Acanthosphinx guessfeldtii Dewitz, 1879 | | | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Acrojana sciron Druce, 1888 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Andriasa contraria objectus Strand, 1912 | | | Andriasa contraria perpallida Holland, 1893 | | | Andriasa contraria suffusa Walker, 1869 | | | Andriasa objectus Strand, 1912 | | | Andriasa perpallida Holland, 1893 | | | Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892 | Dingy Antinephele | | Antinephele anomala Butler, 1882 | Rufous Antinephele | | Antinephele maculifera Holland, 1889 | Beautiful Antinephele | | Antinephele marcida Holland, 1893 | Pallid Antinephele | | Antinephele muscosa Holland, 1889 | Green Antinephele | | Atemnora westermannii Boisduval, 1875 | Westermann´s Humming Bird | | Atemnora westermannii westermannii Boisduval, 1875 | | | Athletes albicans Rougeot, 1955 | | | Athletes ethra Westwood, 1849 | | | Athletes ethra ogoouensis Rougeot, 1962 | | | Athletes nyansae Rebel, 1904 | | | Aurivillius arata Westwood, 1849 | | | Aurivillius aratus Westwood, 1849 | | | Aurivillius triramis Rothschild, 1907 | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | | Camerunia orphne Schaus, 1893 | | | Carnegia mirabilis Aurivillius, 1895 | | | Centroctena rutherfordi Druce, 1882 | | | Chloroclanis virescens Butler, 1882 | Green Polyptychus | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Dactyloceras (Dactyloceras) lucina Drury, 1782 | | | Dactyloceras (Shinocksiceras) canui Bouyer, 2002 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dirphya bimaculata Franz, 1942 | | | Dogoia egeri Bouyer, 2009 | | | Dogoia hierax Jordan, 1922 | | | Dogoia lunata Holland, 1893 | | | Dogoia obscuripennis Strand, 1912 | | | Epijana cinerea (Holland, 1893) | ⇒ Stenoglene cinerea Holland, 1893 | | Epijana cosima Plötz, 1880 | | | Epijana lanosa Holland, 1893 | | | Epijana maculifera Strand, 1912 | | | Epiphora albidus Druce, 1886 | | | Epiphora mineti Darge, 1994 | | | Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880 | | | Epiphora rectifascia Rothschild, 1907 | | | Euchera albida Plötz, 1880 | | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Eudaemonia argiphontes Maassen, 1877 | | | Eudaemonia argus Fabricius, 1777 | | | Eudaemonia barnsi (Maassen, 1877) | ⇒ Eudaemonia argiphontes Maassen, 1877 | | Eudaemonia batesi (Bethune-Baker, 1927) | ⇒ Eudaemonia argiphontes Maassen, 1877 | | Eudaemonia colini (Bouvier, 1927) | ⇒ Eudaemonia trogophylla Hampson, 1919 | | Eudaemonia troglophylla Hampson, 1919 | | | Eudaemonia trogophylla Hampson, 1919 | | | Falcatula falcata (Hayes, 1963) | ⇒ Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | Falcate Polyptychus | | Gonimbrasia bouvieri Le Moult, 1933 | | | Gonimbrasia petiveri Guérin-Ménev..., 1845 | | | Goodia canui Bouyer, 2004 | | | Goodia falcata Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Goodia hierax Jordan, 1922 | | | Goodia nubilata Holland, 1893 | | | Goodia obscuripennis Strand, 1913 | | | Goodia sentosa (Jordan, 1922) | ⇒ Goodia nubilata Holland, 1893 | | Gracilanja gracilis Walker, 1855 | | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Holocerina angulata Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Holocerina angulata angulata Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Holocerina angulata guineensis Strand, 1912 | | | Holocerina guineensis Strand, 1912 | | | Hypaedalea butleri Rothschild, 1894 | | | Hypaedalea insignis Butler, 1877 | | | Imbrasia crameri (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822 | | Imbrasia diomede (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822 | | Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822 | | | Imbrasia epimethea biokoensis Darge, 1988 | | | Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904 | | | Imbrasia nadari (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822 | | Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878 | | | Imbrasia paradoxa (Dufrane, 1953) | ⇒ Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904 | | Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | | Lobobunaea ansorgei Rothschild, 1899 | | | Lobobunaea goodii Holland, 1893 | | | Lobobunaea goodii bousqueti Darge, 1988 | | | Lobobunaea laurae (Strand, 1912) | ⇒ Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782 | | Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782 | | | Lobobunaea phaedusa laurae Strand, 1912 | | | Lobobunaea vingerhoedti Bouyer, 2004 | | | Ludia delegorguei Boisduval, 1847 | | | Ludia orinoptena Karsch, 1893 | | | Ludia tessmanni Strand, 1911 | | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Micragone agathylla Westwood, 1849 | | | Micragone lichenodes Holland, 1893 | | | Micragone neonubifera Rougeot, 1979 | | | Mucidomorpha lichenodes Holland, 1893 | | | Neopolyptychus prionites Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Neopolyptychus pygarga Karsch, 1891 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele aequivalens Walker, 1856 | Great Nephele | | Nephele aequivalens aequivalens Walker, 1856 | | | Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878 | Blotched Nephele | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele destigmata Strand, 1912 | | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Nephele maculosa Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Nephele rosae Butler, 1875 | White Banded Nephele | | Nudaurelia anthinoides Rougeot, 1978 | | | Nudaurelia dione Fabricius, 1793 | | | Nudaurelia jamesoni Druce, 1890 | | | Nudaurelia melanops Bouvier, 1930 | | | Orthogonioptilum adiegetum Karsch, 1893 | | | Orthogonioptilum adiegetum adiegetum Karsch, 1893 | | | Orthogonioptilum kahli Holland, 1921 | | | Orthogonioptilum piersoni Bouyer, 1989 | | | Parajana gabunica Aurivillius, 1892 | | | Phiala uelleburgensis Strand, 1912 | | | Phylloxiphia illustris Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Platysphinx constrigilis Walker, 1869 | | | Polyptychoides digitatus Karsch, 1891 | | | Polyptychus carteri Butler, 1882 | | | Polyptychus digitatus Karsch, 1891 | | | Polyptychus guessfeldtii Dewitz, 1879 | | | Polyptychus inconspicuus (Holland, 1889) | ⇒ Polyptychus paupercula Holland, 1889 | | Polyptychus insulanus Darge, 2004 | | | Polyptychus nigriplaga Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus paupercula Holland, 1889 | | | Polyptychus paupercula inconspicuus Strand, 1912 | | | Polyptychus retusus (Rothschild &..., 1908) | ⇒ Polyptychus affinis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Protogynanisa probsti Bouyer, 2001 | | | Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862 | | | Pselaphelia gemmifera (Butler, 1878) | ⇒ Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862 | | Pselaphelia neglecta Darge, 2003 | | | Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | | Pseudenyo benitensis Holland, 1889 | | | Pseudobunaea alinda Sonthonnax, 1899 | | | Pseudobunaea cleopatra Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Pseudobunaea cyrene Weymer, 1909 | | | Pseudobunaea gauthieri Darge, 1988 | | | Pseudobunaea illustris Weymer, 1901 | | | Pseudobunaea tyrrhena Westwood, 1849 | | | Pseudobunaea tyrrhena gauthieri Darge, 1988 | | | Pseudoclanis biokoensis Darge, 1991 | | | Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis rhadamistus (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Oplerclanis rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781 | | Rufoclanis rosea Druce, 1882 | | | Stenoglene cinerea Holland, 1893 | | | Stenoglene maculifera Strand, 1912 | | | Stenoglene sulphureotinctus Strand, 1912 | | | Temnora atrofasciata Holland, 1889 | Dark Banded Temnora | | Temnora avinoffi Clark, 1919 | | | Temnora avinoffi biokoensis Darge, 1989 | | | Temnora biokoensis Darge, 1989 | | | Temnora bousqueti Darge, 1989 | | | Temnora cinereofusca (Strand, 1912) | ⇒ Temnora griseata Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Temnora eranga Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Temnora fumosa fumosa Walker, 1856 | | | Temnora funebris Holland, 1893 | Gloomy Temnora | | Temnora griseata Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Temnora griseata cinereofusca Strand, 1912 | | | Temnora griseata griseata Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Temnora iapygoides Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora livida Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora nephele Clark, 1922 | | | Temnora reutlingeri Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora reutlingeri bousqueti Darge, 1989 | | | Temnora reutlingeri reutlingeri Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora scitula Holland, 1889 | Yellow Spotted Temnora | | Theretra improvisa Darge, 2006 | | | Theretra jugurtha Boisduval, 1875 | Green Striped Hawk | | Theretra jugurtha jugurtha Boisduval, 1875 | | | Theretra jugurtha peracuta Darge, 1989 | | | Theretra peracuta Darge, 1989 | | | Vingerhoedtia ruficollis Strand, 1911 | | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Equatorial Guinea | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 9
14 | 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 | 23
73 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 28
72 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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