Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Iringa Region (Central Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 107
550
661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 107
550
661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 101
535
643 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 85
512
622 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
153
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
153
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
153
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
119
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
110
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
36
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Iringa Region
3 Families width 54 Species
Genera for Iringa Region
36 Genera with 54 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adafroptilum Darge, 2006 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athletes Karsch, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aurivillius Packard, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campimoptilum Karsch, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaerocina Rothschild &..., 1968 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cinabra Sonthonnax, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dovania Rothschild &..., 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eosia Le Cerf, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jana Herrich-Schä..., 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoliana Carcasson, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 2003 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodafra Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 2013 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Striginiana Bouyer, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1968 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Urota Westwood, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Viriclanis Aarvik, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Iringa Region
54 Species | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Adafroptilum acuminatum Darge, 2003 | | | Adafroptilum rougerii Darge, 2006 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Athletes steindachneri (Rebel, 1904) | ⇒ Athletes gigas Sonthonnax, 1902 | | Aurivillius curiosus Darge, 2013 | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Bunaeopsis phidias Weymer, 1909 | | | Campimoptilum sparsum Darge, 2008 | | | Chaerocina dohertyi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Chaerocina jordani Berio, 1938 | | | Chaerocina livingstonensis Darge, 2006 | | | Chaerocina meridionalis Carcasson, 1968 | | | Cinabra nebularum Darge, 2014 | | | Coelonia mauritii (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926 | Copper Sphinx | | Eosia minettii Bouyer, 2008 | | | Gonimbrasia miranda Darge, 2005 | | | Gonimbrasia richelmanni Weymer, 1909 | | | Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | Chipumi | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Jana caesarea (Weymer, 1909) | ⇒ Jana eurymas Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | Macropoliana scheveni Carcasson, 1972 | | | Micragone udzungwa Darge, 2011 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele lannini Jordan, 1926 | Lannin´s Nephele | | Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | V Nephele | | Nudaurelia mbarikana Darge, 2014 | | | Nudaurelia richelmanni (Sonthonnax, 1899) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia rectilineata Sonthonnax, 1899 | | Phylloxiphia punctum Rothschild, 1907 | One Spot Redwing | | Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897 | | | Polyptychus guessfeldti | | | Pseudobunaea iyayiensis Darge, 2012 | | | Pseudobunaea kidugalensis Darge, 2012 | | | Pseudobunaea perchromatum Darge, 2003 | | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Rhodafra opheltes Cramer, 1780 | Broad Striped Hawk | | Rhodopteriana iyayiana Darge, 2013 | | | Rhodopteriana ulembwana Darge, 2013 | | | Sphingonaepiopsis ansorgei Rothschild, 1904 | Ansorge´s Hawklet | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet | | Striginiana agrippa Weymer, 1909 | | | Temnora burdoni Carcasson, 1968 | | | Temnora funebris Holland, 1893 | Gloomy Temnora | | Temnora griseata Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Temnora plagiata Walker, 1856 | Brown Spot Temnora | | Temnora scheveni Carcasson, 1968 | | | Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Hawk | | Theretra orpheus Herrich-Scha..., 1854 | Lined Hawk | | Urota ulembwensis Darge, 2011 | | | Viriclanis kingstoni Aarvik, 1999 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Iringa Region | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 3
4 | 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 | 13
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 20
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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