Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Guinea (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 260
2562
5906 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 259
2561
5905 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 246
2510
5772 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 162
1935
4863 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
672
1857 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
671
1856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
671
1856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
498
1505 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
484
1478 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
60
145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Guinea
5 Families width 145 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for Guinea
60 Genera with 145 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrojana Aurivillius, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adrougeriana Darge, 1979 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athletes Karsch, 1849 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aurivillius Packard, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1879 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Campimoptilum Karsch, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catajana Strand, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtogone Walker, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dactyloceras Mell, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Decachorda Aurivillius, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dogoia Bouyer, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1849 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudaemonia Hübner, 1781 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Gamelia Hübner, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1845 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Goodia Holland, 2009 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hibrildes Druce, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypaedalea Butler, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1908 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Jana Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Janomima Aurivillius, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1782 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 2008 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1912 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1840 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1890 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ocinara Walker, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 1893 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phiala Wallengren, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pierreclanis Eitschberger, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1908 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 2003 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudantheraea Weymer, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudenyo Holland, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudimbrasia Rougeot, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 2004 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Racinoa Bouyer, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rohaniella Bouvier, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenoglene Felder, 2012 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 2014 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vianga Fletcher, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vingerhoedtia Bouyer, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Guinea
145 Species and 7 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Acrojana sciron Druce, 1888 | | | Adrougeriana ducorpsi De Fleury, 1925 | | | Adrougeriana nenia Westwood, 1849 | | | Adrougeriana nenioides Rougeot, 1979 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Athletes albicans Rougeot, 1955 | | | Athletes ethra Westwood, 1849 | | | Athletes ethra ethra Westwood, 1849 | | | Aurivillius aratus Westwood, 1849 | | | Aurivillius triramis Rothschild, 1907 | | | Basiothia clio (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Bunaea alcinoe aslauga Kirby, 1877 | | | Bunaeopsis ansorgei (Rothschild, 1898) | ⇒ Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | | Bunaeopsis licharbas Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Bunaeopsis macrophthalmus Kirby, 1881 | | | Bunaeopsis zaddachii (Dewitz, 1879) | ⇒ Bunaeopsis zaddachi Dewitz, 1879 | | Campimoptilum kuntzei Dewitz, 1881 | | | Catajana bimaculata Dewitz, 1879 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Cyrtogone herilla Westwood, 1849 | | | Dactyloceras (Dactyloceras) lucina Drury, 1782 | | | Dactyloceras (Shinocksiceras) swanzii Butler, 1871 | | | Decachorda aspersa Bouvier, 1927 | | | Dogoia leonardi Bouyer, 2009 | | | Epiphora albidus Druce, 1886 | | | Epiphora antinorii Oberthür, 1880 | | | Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | African Atlas moth | | Epiphora boolana Strand, 1909 | | | Epiphora getula Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Epiphora magdalena Gruenberg, 1909 | | | Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880 | | | Epiphora rectifascia Rothschild, 1907 | | | Epiphora vacuna Westwood, 1849 | | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Eudaemonia argiphontes Maassen, 1877 | | | Eudaemonia argus Fabricius, 1777 | | | Eudaemonia barnsi (Maassen, 1877) | ⇒ Eudaemonia argiphontes Maassen, 1877 | | Eudaemonia batesi (Bethune-Baker, 1927) | ⇒ Eudaemonia argiphontes Maassen, 1877 | | Eudaemonia brachyura (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | | Eudaemonia minor (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | | Eudaemonia trogophylla Hampson, 1919 | | | Eudaemonia uniocellata (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | | Eudaemonia uroarge (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | | Gamelia septentrionalis Bouvier, 1936 | | | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) alopia Westwood, 1849 | | | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) eblis Strecker, 1876 | | | Gonimbrasia anthinoides Rougeot, 1978 | | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia emini Butler, 1888 | | | Gonimbrasia hecate Rougeot, 1955 | | | Gonimbrasia jamesoni Druce, 1890 | | | Gonimbrasia melanops Bouvier, 1930 | | | Gonimbrasia occidentalis Rothschild, 1907 | | | Gonimbrasia petiveri Guérin-Ménev..., 1845 | | | Goodia nubilata Holland, 1893 | | | Goodia praedicta Bouyer, 2009 | | | Hibrildes norax Druce, 1887 | | | Hibrildes spiritalis Karsch, 1895 | | | Holocerina occidentalis Bouyer, 2008 | | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hypaedalea insignis Butler, 1877 | | | Imbrasia convexa (Butler, 1878) | ⇒ Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878 | | Imbrasia crameri (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822 | | Imbrasia diomede (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822 | | Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822 | | | Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904 | | | Imbrasia hebe (Butler, 1878) | ⇒ Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878 | | Imbrasia nadari (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822 | | Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878 | | | Imbrasia paradoxa (Dufrane, 1953) | ⇒ Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904 | | Imbrasia truncata Aurivillius, 1908 | | | Jana eurymas Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | | Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Janomima mesundulata (Strand, 1911) | ⇒ Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893 | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) afra Karsch, 1891 | Rosy Banded Hawk | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) edentata (Rothschild &..., 1916) | ⇒ Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891 | | Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | | Lobobunaea acuta Bouyer, 2012 | | | Lobobunaea alberici (Westwood, 1849) | ⇒ Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | Lobobunaea jolyi Bouyer & Gro..., 2016 | | | Lobobunaea leopoldi (Bouvier, 1930) | ⇒ Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | Lobobunaea melanoneura Rothschild, 1907 | | | Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782 | | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Lophostethus dumolinii carteri Rothschild, 1894 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Micragone ducorpsi de Fleury, 1925 | | | Micragone herilla Westwood, 1849 | | | Micragone nenia Westwood, 1849 | | | Micragone rougeriei Bouyer, 2008 | | | Neopolyptychus ancylus Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Neopolyptychus consimilis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Neopolyptychus spurrelli Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele aequivalens Walker, 1856 | Great Nephele | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Nephele tridyma Hoeven, 1840 | | | Nudaurelia alopia Westwood, 1849 | | | Nudaurelia dione Fabricius, 1793 | | | Nudaurelia emini Butler, 1888 | | | Nudaurelia jamesoni Druce, 1890 | | | Ocinara maculifrons (Strand, 1910) | ⇒ Racinoa maculifrons Strand, 1911 | | Ocinara ruficollis (Strand, 1911) | ⇒ Vingerhoedtia ruficollis Strand, 1911 | | Orthogonioptilum brunneum Jordan, 1922 | | | Orthogonioptilum nimbaense Rougeot, 1962 | | | Orthogonioptilum prox Karsch, 1893 | | | Phiala occidentalis Bouyer, 2012 | | | Phylloxiphia bicolor Rothschild, 1894 | | | Phylloxiphia goodii Holland, 1889 | | | Phylloxiphia illustris Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Phylloxiphia oberthueri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Pierreclanis admatha Pierre, 1985 | | | Platysphinx phyllis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus affinis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus carteri Butler, 1882 | | | Polyptychus paupercula senniger Jordan, 1920 | | | Polyptychus retusus (Rothschild &..., 1908) | ⇒ Polyptychus affinis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Pselaphelia gemmifera (Butler, 1878) | ⇒ Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862 | | Pselaphelia neglecta Darge, 2003 | | | Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | | Pseudenyo benitensis Holland, 1889 | | | Pseudimbrasia deyrollei Thomson, 1858 | | | Pseudimbrasia deyrollii Oberthür, 1910 | | | Pseudobunaea alinda Sonthonnax, 1899 | | | Pseudobunaea tyrrhena Westwood, 1849 | | | Pseudobunaea vingerhoedti Bouyer, 2004 | | | Pseudoclanis admatha (Pierre, 1985) | ⇒ Pierreclanis admatha Pierre, 1985 | | 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 maculifrons Strand, 1911 | | | Rohaniella pygmaea Maassen & We..., 1885 | Pigmy Emperor | | Rohaniella pygmaea guineensis Bouvier, 1928 | | | Rohaniella pygmaea jebbae Sharpe, 1899 | | | Rufoclanis rosea Druce, 1882 | | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet | | Stenoglene dallastai Bouyer, 2012 | | | Stenoglene leonardi Bouyer, 2012 | | | Temnora nephele Clark, 1922 | | | Temnora occidentalis Melichar & Å..., 2014 | | | Temnora prokopci Melichar & Å..., 2014 | | | Theretra perkeo Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Vianga tristis Druce, 1896 | | | Vingerhoedtia ruficollis Strand, 1911 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Guinea | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 8
11 | 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 | 25
86 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 23
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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