Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Mandera County (North Eastern Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 45
153
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 45
153
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 44
152
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 35
133
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
106
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
105
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
105
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
82
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
76
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
11
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mandera County
2 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Mandera County
11 Genera with 11 Species | Ceridia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ellenbeckia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microclanis Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poliodes Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urota Westwood, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mandera County
11 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ceridia mira Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Ellenbeckia monospila Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hippotion stigma Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Ludia arguta Jordan, 1922 | | | Microclanis erlangeri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Poliodes roseicornis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Marshall´s Hawk | | Pseudoclanis molitor molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Rufoclanis erlangeri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet | | Urota nguruensis Darge, 2011 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Mandera County | 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 | 9
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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