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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Garden Route (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
265
1391
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
265
1391
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
1378
1721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1197
1542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
244
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
243
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
241
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
144
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
138
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Garden Route
1 Family width 5 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Garden Route
4 Genera with 5 Species
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Macropoliana Carcasson, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Garden Route
5 Species
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006
Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1785)⇒ Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006
Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856Mulberry Hawk
Temnora murina Walker, 1856Grey Temnora

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Garden Route
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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