Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Kwale County (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
307
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
307
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 72
279
378 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 57
254
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
140
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
140
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
140
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
108
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
96
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
21
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kwale County
3 Families width 25 Species
Genera for Kwale County
21 Genera with 25 Species #ABCDEFHMNPTVX
| Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argema Wallengren, 1847 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centroctena Rothschild &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceridia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Microclanis Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1793 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophaea Jordan, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vianga Fletcher, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kwale County
25 Species | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | African Moon Moth | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Centroctena imitans Butler, 1882 | Toothed Cream Stripe | | Ceridia mira Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | Falcate Polyptychus | | Hippotion dexippus Fawcett, 1915 | | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Microclanis erlangeri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Neopolyptychus compar Rothschild &..., 1903 | Variable Polyptychus | | Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878 | Blotched Nephele | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Pantophaea favillacea Walker, 1866 | Fine Streaked Hawk | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus unilineata Clark, 1935 | | | Temnora argyropeza Mabille, 1879 | | | Temnora marginata Walker, 1856 | Marginate Temnora | | Vianga crowleyi Aurivillius, 1904 | | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Kwale County | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 18
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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