Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Eswatini (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 171
1130
2108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 171
1130
2108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 155
1094
2038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 109
975
1895 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
645
1296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
643
1294 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
641
1291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
484
1027 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
461
990 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
27
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Eswatini
4 Families width 35 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Eswatini
27 Genera with 35 Species #ACDGHLMNOPRSTU
| Argema Wallengren, 1847 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aurivillius Packard, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 0 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1877 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dracopoloma Takano & Morgan, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1865 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lichenopteryx Felder, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanocera Sonthonnax, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odontosida Rothschild &..., 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligographa Rothschild &..., 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phiala Wallengren, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllalia Walker, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poloma Walker, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Racinoa Bouyer, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Striphnopteryx Wallengren, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tissanga Distant, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urota Westwood, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eswatini
35 Species and 4 Subspecies | Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | African Moon Moth | | Aurivillius fusca Rothschild, 1895 | | | Automeris larra larra | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Coelonia fulvinotata fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | | Coelonia mauritii (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | Dracopoloma castanea Aurivillius, 1901 | | | Gonimbrasia bubo Bouvier, 1930 | | | Gonimbrasia clarki Geertsema, 1971 | | | Gonimbrasia cytherea Fabricius, 1775 | | | Gonimbrasia wahlbergii (Boisduval, 1847) | ⇒ Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972 | | Gonimbrasia wahlbergii wahlbergii Boisduval, 1847 | | | Gonimbrasia zambesina Walker, 1865 | | | Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | Chipumi | | Holocerina smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874 | | | Melanocera menippe Westwood, 1849 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972 | | | Odontosida pusillus R. Felder, 1874 | Scalloped Hawk | | Oligographa juniperi Boisduval, 1847 | Juniper Hawk | | Phiala dasypoda Wallengren, 1860 | | | Phiala marshalli Aurivillius, 1904 | | | Phyllalia patens Boisduval, 1847 | | | Platysphinx piabilis Distant, 1897 | Measly Hawk | | Poloma angulata Walker, 1855 | | | Poloma variegata Rothschild, 1917 | | | Pseudobunaea natalensis Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Racinoa ficicola Ormerod, 1889 | | | Racinoa pallicornis Strand, 1911 | | | Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860 | Wawy Polyptychus | | Striphnopteryx edulis Boisduval, 1847 | | | Temnora zantus Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | Ragged Temnora | | Tissanga pretoriae Distant, 1892 | | | Urota sinope Westwood, 1849 | | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Eswatini | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 7
9 | 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 | 11
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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