Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Maputo Province (Mozambique)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 208
1340
1783 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 208
1340
1783 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 203
1318
1755 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
1039
1447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 44
462
655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 44
462
655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 44
462
655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
307
471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
296
461 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
40
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Maputo Province
4 Families width 56 Species
Genera for Maputo Province
40 Genera with 56 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argema Wallengren, 1847 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Batocnema Rothschild &..., 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centroctena Rothschild &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemijana Aurivillius, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heniocha Hübner, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchirioides Lemaire, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1776 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ocinara Walker, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligographa Rothschild &..., 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phasicnecus Felder, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phiala Wallengren, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudimbrasia Rougeot, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rohaniella Bouvier, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenoglene Felder, 1917 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Striphnopteryx Wallengren, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Maputo Province
56 Species | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | African Moon Moth | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Batocnema africanus Distant, 1899 | Harlequin Hawk | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Centroctena imitans Butler, 1882 | Toothed Cream Stripe | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Coelonia mauritii (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Epiphora mythimnia Westwood, 1849 | | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | Chipumi | | Hemijana variegata Rothschild, 1917 | | | Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | Marbled Emperor | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Hippotion rosae Butler, 1882 | Grey Hippotion | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Hyperchirioides smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Imbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Gonimbrasia cytherea Fabricius, 1775 | | Leucostrophus hirundo (Gerstaecker, 1871) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Micragone cana Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele argentifera Walker, 1856 | Silver Barred Nephele | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Nephele maculosa Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Ocinara ficicola Ormerod, 1889 | | | Oligographa mosambiquensis (Joicey & Kaye, 1917) | ⇒ Oligographa juniperi Boisduval, 1847 | | Phasicnecus roseus (Druce, 1886) | ⇒ Stenoglene roseus Druce, 1886 | | Phiala dasypoda Wallengren, 1860 | | | Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897 | | | Platysphinx stigmatica Mabille, 1878 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Pselaphelia conspersa (Aurivillius, 1893) | ⇒ Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862 | | Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862 | | | Pseudimbrasia deyrollei Thomson, 1858 | | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Rohaniella pygmaea Maassen & We..., 1885 | Pigmy Emperor | | Stenoglene bithynia Druce, 1887 | | | Stenoglene clucki Bouyer, 2012 | | | Stenoglene monteironis Rothschild, 1917 | | | Striphnopteryx edulis Boisduval, 1847 | | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777 | Cream Striped Hawk | | Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Hawk | | Theretra monteironis Butler, 1882 | Lesser Cream Striped Hawk | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Maputo Province | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 5
7 | 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 | 14
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 20
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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