Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Eritrea (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 187
1282
2410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 185
1277
2406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 181
1273
2401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 124
1075
2143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
363
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
363
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
363
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
306
656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
303
653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
38
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Eritrea
5 Families width 68 Species and 8 Subspecies
Genera for Eritrea
38 Genera with 68 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aurivillius Packard, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Campimoptilum Karsch, 1913 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1843 | Bee Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ceridia Rothschild &..., 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaerocina Rothschild &..., 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1849 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Covelliana | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dactyloceras Mell, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1829 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1922 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Goodia Holland, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1948 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 1849 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplojana Aurivillius, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Janomima Aurivillius, 1843 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocinara Walker, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phiala Wallengren, 1939 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1927 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Racinoa Bouyer, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1764 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Yatanga Darge, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eritrea
68 Species and 8 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria diffusus Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Andriasa diffusus Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Aurivillius arata Westwood, 1849 | | | Aurivillius aratus Westwood, 1849 | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Bunaea caffra (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Bunaea tricolor (Rothschild, 1895) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Bunaeopsis oubie Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | | | Bunaeopsis phidias Weymer, 1909 | | | Campimoptilum kuntzei Dewitz, 1881 | | | Campimoptilum smithii Holland, 1892 | | | Campimoptilum uniformis de Joannis, 1913 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | | Ceridia heuglini R. Felder, 1874 | | | Chaerocina jordani Berio, 1938 | | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Cirina forda cana Felder C. & ..., 1874 | | | Cirina forda forda Westwood, 1849 | | | Covelliana cadioui Haxaire & Ca..., 2008 | | | Dactyloceras (Shinocksiceras) richinii Berio, 1940 | | | Epiphora antinorii Oberthür, 1880 | | | Epiphora atbarinus Butler, 1877 | | | Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | African Atlas moth | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia felderi Rothschild, 1895 | | | Gonimbrasia ukerewensis Rebel, 1922 | | | Goodia smithii Holland, 1897 | | | Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | Chipumi | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion dexippus Fawcett, 1915 | | | Hippotion fusa Berio, 1948 | | | Hippotion invertita Berio, 1948 | | | Hippotion pallidissima Berio, 1948 | | | Hippotion placata Berio, 1948 | | | Hippotion rebeli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Rebel´s Striped Hawk | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Hippotion stricta Berio, 1948 | | | Hippotion suffusa Berio, 1948 | | | Hippotion undulata Berio, 1948 | | | Holocerina menieri Rougeot, 1973 | | | Holocerina smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Holocerina smilax smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Hoplojana abyssinica (Rothschild, 1917) | ⇒ Rhodopteriana abyssinica Rothschild, 1917 | | Hoplojana distincta (Rothschild, 1917) | ⇒ Rhodopteriana distincta Rothschild, 1917 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Janomima mariana White, 1843 | | | Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782 | | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Ludia hansalii Felder C. & ..., 1874 | | | Ludia hansalii hansalii Felder C. & ..., 1874 | | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | V Nephele | | Ocinara ficicola Ormerod, 1889 | | | Phiala alba Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Phiala longilinea Berio, 1939 | | | Pseudobunaea epithyrena Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Pseudobunaea heyeri Weymer, 1896 | | | Pseudobunaea heyeri citrinarius Gaede, 1927 | | | Racinoa ficicola Ormerod, 1889 | | | Rhodopteriana abyssinica Rothschild, 1917 | | | Rhodopteriana distincta Rothschild, 1917 | | | Rufoclanis rosea Druce, 1882 | | | Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777 | Cream Striped Hawk | | Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Hawk | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor | | Usta terpsichore terpsichore Maassen, 1885 | | | Yatanga smithi Holland, 1892 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Eritrea | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 4
8 | 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 | 15
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 16
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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