Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Lagos (South Nigeria, Nigeria)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 78
290
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 78
290
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 74
261
423 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 59
237
402 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
164
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
164
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
164
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
118
150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
114
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
14
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lagos (Nigeria)
3 Families width 17 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Lagos (Nigeria)
14 Genera with 17 Species | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antinephele Holland, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atemnora Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonojana Aurivillius, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopolyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lagos (Nigeria)
17 Species and 4 Subspecies | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Antinephele lunulata lunulata | | | Atemnora westermanni Boisduval, 1875 | | | Atemnora westermannii Boisduval, 1875 | Westermann´s Humming Bird | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Gonojana magnifica Rothschild, 1917 | | | Lophostethus carteri (Rothschild, 1894) | ⇒ Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | | Ludia intermedia Jordan, 1922 | | | Phylloxiphia bicolor Rothschild, 1894 | | | Phylloxiphia oweni Carcasson, 1968 | | | Polyptychus anochus anochus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis rhadamistus (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Oplerclanis rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781 | | Pseudopolyptychus foliaceus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Temnora crenulata crenulata Holland, 1893 | | | Theretra perkeo Rothschild &..., 1903 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Lagos (Nigeria) | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 12
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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