Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Mombasa County (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 91
285
381 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 91
285
381 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 84
259
343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 63
228
315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
122
196 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
122
196 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
122
196 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
88
153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
88
153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
18
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mombasa County
2 Families width 24 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Mombasa County
18 Genera with 24 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atemnora Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Batocnema Rothschild &..., 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centroctena Rothschild &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucopteryx Packard, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Likoma Rothschild &..., 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microclanis Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Poliana W. Rothschil..., 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poliodes Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1935 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mombasa County
24 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Atemnora westermanni Boisduval, 1875 | | | Batocnema africanus Distant, 1899 | Harlequin Hawk | | Centroctena imitans Butler, 1882 | Toothed Cream Stripe | | Falcatula falcata (Hayes, 1963) | ⇒ Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | Falcate Polyptychus | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Leucopteryx mollis Butler, 1889 | | | Leucostrophus hirundo (Gerstaecker, 1871) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Likoma crenata Rothschild &..., 1907 | | | Microclanis erlangeri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele argentifera Walker, 1856 | Silver Barred Nephele | | Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878 | Blotched Nephele | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Poliana wintgensi Strand, 1910 | Marbled Sphinx | | Poliodes roseicornis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus afarissaque Darge, 2004 | | | Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus unilineata Clark, 1935 | | | Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Mombasa 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 17
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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