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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Lubumbashi (Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
71
328
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
71
328
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
67
320
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
61
311
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
36
263
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
36
263
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
36
263
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
134
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
127
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
19
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lubumbashi
3 Families width 29 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae (Boisduval, 1837)And Giant Silk Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lubumbashi
19 Genera with 29 Species
Andriasa Walker, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Aurivillius Packard, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Bunaea Hübner, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Epijana Holland, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Gonimbrasia Butler, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Holocerina Pinhey, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Imbrasia Hübner, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 19802SpeciesTaxom
Leucophlebia Westwood, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Lichenopteryx Felder, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Nudaurelia Rothschild, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychopsis Carcasson, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 20073SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Teratojana Hering, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Usta Wallengren, 19622SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lubumbashi
29 Species
Andriasa towadeus Gehlen., 1935
Aurivillius seydeli Rougeot, 1966
Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth
Bunaea katangensis (Dufrane, 1953)⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780
Epijana meridionalis Dall´Asta & ..., 1980
Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) rubra (Bouvier, 1927)⇒ Gonimbrasia tyrrhea Cramer, 1775
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea Cramer, 1775Willow tree caterpillar
Holocerina micropteryx Hering, 1949
Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904
Imbrasia orientalis Rougeot, 1962
Imbrasia paradoxa (Dufrane, 1953)⇒ Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904
Jana seydeli Berger, 1980
Jana vandeschricki Berger, 1980
Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) xanthopis (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891
Lichenopteryx scotina Hering, 1932
Nudaurelia kafubuensis Bouvier, 1930
Nudaurelia rubra Bouvier, 1927
Phylloxiphia noctivaga Kernbach, 1957
Polyptychopsis auriguttatus Gehlen., 1934
Polyptychus ferroseus (Gehlen, 1950)⇒ Polyptychus aurora Clark, 1936
Pseudobunaea caeca Rougeot, 1972
Pseudobunaea flava Rougeot, 1972
Pseudoclanis evestigata Kernbach, 1955
Pseudoclanis sororia (Kernbach, 1954)⇒ Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912
Pseudoclanis zairensis Eitschberger, 2007
Stenoglene shabae Dall´Asta & ..., 1980
Teratojana flavina Hering, 1937
Usta subangulata Bouvier, 1930
Usta subapicalis (Bouvier,)⇒ Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Lubumbashi
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySaturniidae
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
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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