Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Mufindi District (Iringa Region, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 11
29
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 11
29
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 11
29
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 11
29
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 9
27
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 9
27
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 9
27
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
25
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
18
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
13
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mufindi District
2 Families width 18 Species
Genera for Mufindi District
13 Genera with 18 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adafroptilum Darge, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaerocina Rothschild &..., 1938 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dovania Rothschild &..., 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Likoma Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodafra Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1968 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mufindi District
18 Species | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Adafroptilum acuminatum Darge, 2003 | | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Chaerocina dohertyi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Chaerocina jordani Berio, 1938 | | | Coelonia mauritii (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926 | Copper Sphinx | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Likoma apicalis Rothschild &..., 1903 | Sepia Tip Hawk | | Nephele lannini Jordan, 1926 | Lannin´s Nephele | | Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | V Nephele | | Rhodafra opheltes Cramer, 1780 | Broad Striped Hawk | | Temnora funebris Holland, 1893 | Gloomy Temnora | | Temnora plagiata Walker, 1856 | Brown Spot Temnora | | Temnora scheveni Carcasson, 1968 | | | Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Hawk | | Theretra orpheus Herrich-Scha..., 1854 | Lined Hawk |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Mufindi District | 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 | 12
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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