Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Msunduzi (Kwazulu-Natal)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 228
932
1194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 228
932
1194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 214
901
1162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 174
812
1072 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
177
220 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 31
177
220 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
176
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
144
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
141
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
5
6 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Msunduzi
3 Families width 6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Msunduzi
5 Genera with 6 Species
Species list for Msunduzi
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Msunduzi | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 1
2 | Genus
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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov
|
