Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Garissa County (North Eastern Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 94
230
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 94
230
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 88
221
258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 72
201
242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
87
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
86
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
86
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
62
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
58
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
9
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Garissa County
2 Families width 12 Species
Genera for Garissa County
9 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Garissa County
12 Species | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Bunaea aslauga (Kirby, 1877) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion geryon Boisduval, 1875 | | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Macropoliana ferax Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Temnora argyropeza Mabille, 1879 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Garissa County | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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