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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Knysna (Garden Route)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
165
575
654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
165
575
654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
161
569
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
123
500
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
155
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
154
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
154
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
94
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
93
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Knysna
1 Family width 3 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Knysna
3 Genera with 3 Species
Macropoliana Carcasson, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Knysna
3 Species
Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006
Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856Mulberry Hawk
Temnora murina Walker, 1856Grey Temnora

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Knysna
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov