Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Kilifi County (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 53
157
195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 53
157
195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 51
149
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 41
137
176 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
53
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
53
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
53
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
42
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
41
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kilifi County
2 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Kilifi County
9 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Kilifi County
10 Species | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Gonimbrasia zambesina Walker, 1865 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Likoma crenata Rothschild &..., 1907 | | | Melanocera menippe Westwood, 1849 | | | Nephele argentifera Walker, 1856 | Silver Barred Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Kilifi County | 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
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov
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