Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Guinea-Bissau (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 155
793
1430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 153
790
1422 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 142
751
1352 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 95
649
1223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
143
311 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
143
311 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
143
311 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
113
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
108
262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
8
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Guinea-Bissau
2 Families width 14 Species
Genera for Guinea-Bissau
8 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Guinea-Bissau
14 Species | Acanthosphinx guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Widow Sphinx | | Acanthosphinx guessfeldtii Dewitz, 1879 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Gonimbrasia petiveri Guérin-Ménev..., 1845 | | | 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 nadari (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Imbrasia epimethea Drury, 1822 | | Imbrasia paradoxa (Dufrane, 1953) | ⇒ Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904 | | Nudaurelia dione Fabricius, 1793 | | | Polyptychus guessfeldtii Dewitz, 1879 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Guinea-Bissau | 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 | 3
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
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