Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths) for Kenya (East Africa)
Class | Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects | 501 7087 22038 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Subclass | Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects | 499 7082 22032 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Infraclass | Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects | 481 6999 21791 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Superorder | Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects | 301 5800 19585 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Order | Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 68 2170 7993 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Suborder | Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths | 68 2168 7990 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Infraorder | Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918
| 67 2164 7984 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Section | Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 28 1453 6107 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Subsection | Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
| 23 1331 5704 | Families Genera Species | Taxom | Superfamily | Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6 111 501 | Families Genera Species | Taxom |
List of families for Kenya 6 Families width 501 Species and 62 Subspecies
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Kenya | Family | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 3 12 | Genera Species | Taxom | | Family | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 Brahmin Moths | 1 10 | Genus Species | Taxom | | Family | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 12 39 | Genera Species | Taxom | | Family | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 Autumn Silkworm Moths | 2 6 | 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 | 40 223 | Genera Species | Taxom | | Family | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 53 211 | Genera Species | Taxom |
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