Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Lesotho (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 288
1975
3826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 287
1972
3822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 273
1944
3787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 164
1390
2777 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
401
733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
401
733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
399
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
306
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
297
573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
24
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lesotho
3 Families width 30 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Lesotho
24 Genera with 30 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroptilum Gillies, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 0 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Capena Fawcett, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microsphinx Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllalia Walker, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodafra Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1764 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tissanga Distant, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lesotho
30 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Afroptilum sudafricanum Lestage, 1924 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Automeris larra larra | | | Basiothia charis Walker, 1856 | Lesser Brown Striped Hawk | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Bunaea caffra (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Capena fuscinervis Stål, 1866 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia cytherea Fabricius, 1775 | | | Gonimbrasia tyrrhea Cramer, 1775 | Willow tree caterpillar | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Holocerina smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Marumba timora timora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Microsphinx pumilum Boisduval, 1875 | Bedstraw Hawklet | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Phyllalia patens Boisduval, 1847 | | | Pseudobunaea irius Fabricius, 1793 | | | Pseudobunaea tyrrhena Westwood, 1849 | | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Rhodafra opheltes Cramer, 1780 | Broad Striped Hawk | | Temnora pseudopylas Rothschild, 1894 | Lobed Temnora | | Temnora pylas Cramer, 1779 | Barred Yellow Winged Temnora | | Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777 | Cream Striped Hawk | | Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Hawk | | Tissanga pretoriae Distant, 1892 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Lesotho | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 2
2 | Genera
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
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 15
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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