Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Kilimanjaro Region (Northeast Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 150
657
834 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 150
657
834 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 142
643
815 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 93
467
611 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
197
288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
197
288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
196
285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
165
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
153
234 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
12
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kilimanjaro Region
3 Families width 18 Species
Genera for Kilimanjaro Region
12 Genera with 18 Species | Argema Wallengren, 1895 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campimoptilum Karsch, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1843 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dactyloceras Mell, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1776 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 2009 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tagoropsis Felder, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kilimanjaro Region
18 Species | Argema besanti Rebel, 1895 | | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Campimoptilum pareensis Darge, 2008 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | | Dactyloceras minettii Bouyer, 2008 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Gonimbrasia hoehnelii Rogenhofer, 1891 | | | Lobobunaea angasana Westwood, 1849 | | | Lobobunaea saturnus Fabricius, 1793 | | | Lobobunaea weymeri (Aurivillius, 1910) | ⇒ Lobobunaea angasana Westwood, 1849 | | Nephele aequivalens Walker, 1856 | Great Nephele | | Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Nudaurelia formosissima Darge, 2009 | | | Nudaurelia kiliensis Darge, 2009 | | | Nudaurelia maranguensis Darge, 2009 | | | Tagoropsis sabulosa Rothschild, 1907 | | | Theretra maranguensis Darge, 2012 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Kilimanjaro Region | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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