Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Maputo Bay (Maputo Province, Mozambique)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 126
558
669 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 126
558
669 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 124
553
664 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 90
482
589 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
157
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
157
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
157
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
97
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
97
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Maputo Bay
3 Families width 14 Species
Genera for Maputo Bay
12 Genera with 14 Species | Centroctena Rothschild &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemijana Aurivillius, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligographa Rothschild &..., 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phiala Wallengren, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenoglene Felder, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Maputo Bay
14 Species | Centroctena imitans Butler, 1882 | Toothed Cream Stripe | | Hemijana variegata Rothschild, 1917 | | | Hippotion rosae Butler, 1882 | Grey Hippotion | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Micragone cana Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Oligographa mosambiquensis (Joicey & Kaye, 1917) | ⇒ Oligographa juniperi Boisduval, 1847 | | Phiala dasypoda Wallengren, 1860 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Pselaphelia conspersa (Aurivillius, 1893) | ⇒ Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862 | | Stenoglene bithynia Druce, 1887 | | | Stenoglene monteironis Rothschild, 1917 | | | Theretra monteironis Butler, 1882 | Lesser Cream Striped Hawk | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Maputo Bay | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 3
4 | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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