Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Kakamega Forest (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 60
406
936 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 60
406
936 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 54
396
927 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 51
393
925 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
222
614 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
222
614 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
222
614 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
166
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
150
464 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
19
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kakamega Forest
2 Families width 34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Kakamega Forest
19 Genera with 34 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chaerocina Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dovania Rothschild &..., 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1875 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Poliana W. Rothschil..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tagoropsis Felder, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1893 | | 6 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kakamega Forest
34 Species and 1 Subspecies | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Chaerocina dohertyi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Chloroclanis virescens Butler, 1882 | Green Polyptychus | | Coelonia mauritii (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926 | Copper Sphinx | | Epiphora watulegei Rougeot, 1974 | | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Hippotion aporodes Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Neopolyptychus pygarga Karsch, 1891 | | | Neopolyptychus serrator Jordan, 1929 | | | 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 peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Nephele rosae Butler, 1875 | White Banded Nephele | | Poliana buchholzi Plotz, 1880 | | | Polyptychoides digitatus Karsch, 1891 | | | Polyptychus digitatus Karsch, 1891 | | | Pselaphelia vingerhoedti Bouyer, 2008 | | | Pseudoclanis grandidieri (Mabille, 1879) | ⇒ Dargeclanis grandidieri Mabille, 1879 | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Temnora crenulata Holland, 1893 | Crenulate Temnora | | Temnora eranga Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora plagiata Walker, 1856 | Brown Spot Temnora | | Temnora pylas Cramer, 1779 | Barred Yellow Winged Temnora | | Temnora scheveni Carcasson, 1968 | | | Temnora spiritus Holland, 1893 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Kakamega Forest | 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
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 16
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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