Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Matabeleland South (South Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 67
230
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 67
230
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 64
219
305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 55
209
294 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
81
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
81
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
81
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
67
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
67
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
14
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Matabeleland South
3 Families width 14 Species
Genera for Matabeleland South
14 Genera with 14 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heniocha Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hibrildes Druce, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jana Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoclanis Carcasson, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Matabeleland South
14 Species | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Cirina cervina Westwood, 1881 | | | Epiphora mythimnia Westwood, 1849 | | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782 | | | Hibrildes crawshayi (Butler, 1896) | ⇒ Hibrildes venosa Kirby, 1896 | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Jana eurymas Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | | Ludia delegorguei Boisduval, 1847 | | | Neoclanis virgo Westwood, 1881 | | | Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | V Nephele | | Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild &..., 1903 | Coryndon´s Polyptychus |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Matabeleland South | 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 | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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