Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Matabeleland North (North Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 82
346
563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 82
346
563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 77
337
549 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 65
324
537 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
121
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
121
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
121
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
93
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
91
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
17
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Matabeleland North
3 Families width 20 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Matabeleland North
17 Genera with 20 Species | Afrosphinx Carcasson, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goodia Holland, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heniocha Hübner, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hibrildes Druce, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoclanis Carcasson, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polypytychopsis | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Matabeleland North
20 Species and 3 Subspecies | Afrosphinx amabilis Jordan, 1911 | Scarce Polyptychus | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Cirina cervina Westwood, 1881 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Goodia kuntzei Dewitz, 1881 | | | Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | Marbled Emperor | | Heniocha marnois (Rogenhofer, 1891) | ⇒ Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | | Hibrildes neavi Hampson, 1910 | | | Neoclanis virgo Westwood, 1881 | | | Neopolyptychus compar compar Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Neopolyptychus convexus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Orthogonioptilum dollmani Jordan, 1922 | | | Platysphinx piabilis Distant, 1897 | Measly Hawk | | Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897 | | | Polypytychopsis marshalli auriguttatus Gehlen, 1934 | | | Pseudobunaea tyrrhena Westwood, 1849 | | | Rhodopteriana anaemica Hampson, 1910 | | | Rufoclanis numosae subjectus Walker, 1869 | | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Matabeleland North | 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
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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