Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Gambia (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 290
2438
4343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 289
2437
4342 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 278
2394
4247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 182
1936
3686 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 48
701
1305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 48
700
1304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 48
700
1304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
464
946 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
437
906 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
41
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Gambia
5 Families width 68 Species and 10 Subspecies
Genera for Gambia
41 Genera with 68 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aurivillius Packard, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carnegia Holland, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonojana Aurivillius, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1823 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jana Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1922 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1875 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Phiala Wallengren, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1908 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudimbrasia Rougeot, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Racinoa Bouyer, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 2022 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagoropsis Felder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tantaliana Bouyer, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 2008 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Vianga Fletcher, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gambia
68 Species and 10 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 contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Aurivillius triramis Rothschild, 1907 | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Carnegia mirabilis Aurivillius, 1895 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Cirina forda forda Westwood, 1849 | | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | African Atlas moth | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Gonimbrasia hecate Rougeot, 1955 | | | Gonimbrasia occidentalis Rothschild, 1907 | | | Gonojana tristis Druce, 1896 | | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion gracilis (Butler, 1875) | ⇒ Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Holocerina angulata Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Holocerina angulata angulata Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892 | Australian Striped Hawk Moth | | Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878 | | | Jana tantalus (Herrich-Schä..., 1854) | ⇒ Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | Swallow Hawk | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Ludia orinoptena Karsch, 1893 | | | Ludia syngena (Jordan, 1922) | ⇒ Ludia orinoptena Karsch, 1893 | | Neopolyptychus ancylus Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele aequivalens Walker, 1856 | Great Nephele | | Nephele aequivalens aequivalens Walker, 1856 | | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Nephele oenopion Hübner, 1824 | Yellow Barred Nephele | | Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Nephele rosae Butler, 1875 | White Banded Nephele | | Phiala costipuncta Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | | Platysphinx stigmatica Mabille, 1878 | | | Polyptychoides niloticus (Jordan, 1921) | ⇒ Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | Polyptychus andosa Walker, 1856 | Copper Winged Polyptychus | | Polyptychus andosa andosa Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild &..., 1903 | Coryndon´s Polyptychus | | Polyptychus hollandi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus niloticus ponens Pierre, 1989 | | | Polyptychus retusus (Rothschild &..., 1908) | ⇒ Polyptychus affinis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Pseudimbrasia deyrollei Thomson, 1858 | | | Pseudobunaea irius Fabricius, 1793 | | | Pseudoclanis boisduvali (Aurivillius, 1898) | ⇒ Oplerclanis boisduvali Aurivillius, 1898 | | Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | Great Polyptychus | | Pseudoclanis molitor molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Racinoa fuscocervina Strand, 1911 | | | Racinoa ianthe Druce, 1887 | | | Rufoclanis rosea Druce, 1882 | | | Rufoclanis udoschmidti Eitschberger, 2022 | | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet | | Tagoropsis flavinata Walker, 1865 | | | Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | | Temnora atrofasciata Holland, 1889 | Dark Banded Temnora | | Temnora livida Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora scitula Holland, 1889 | Yellow Spotted Temnora | | Theretra jugurtha Boisduval, 1875 | Green Striped Hawk | | Theretra jugurtha jugurtha Boisduval, 1875 | | | Theretra perkeo Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Theretra tomasi Haxaire & Me..., 2008 | | | Vianga tristis Druce, 1896 | | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Gambia | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 11
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 23
47 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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