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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Mutare (Manicaland, Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
165
837
1167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
165
837
1167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
813
1137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
121
751
1083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
174
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
174
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
174
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
123
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
121
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
18
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mutare
2 Families width 30 Species and 5 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths29SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae (Swinhoe, 1892)Giant Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mutare
18 Genera with 30 Species
Andriasa Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Falcatula Carcasson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Leptoclanis Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Leucophlebia Westwood, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Likoma Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Lophostethus Butler, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychoides Carcasson, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychopsis Carcasson, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Praedora Rothschild &..., 19032SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Rufoclanis Carcasson, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19684SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mutare
30 Species and 5 Subspecies
Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856Contrary Polyptychus
Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903Falcate Polyptychus
Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856Balsam Striped Hawk
Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779Common Striped Hawk
Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823Large Striped Hawk-moth
Jana tantalus (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Leptoclanis pulchra Rothschild &..., 1903Beautiful Hawk
Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) xanthopis (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891
Likoma apicalis Rothschild &..., 1903Sepia Tip Hawk
Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849Arrow Sphinx
Neopolyptychus compar compar Rothschild &..., 1903
Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821Accented hawk
Nephele vau Walker, 1856V Nephele
Phylloxiphia vicina Rothschild &..., 1915Hooked Redwing
Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856
Polyptychopsis auriguttatus meridianus Kernbach, 1963
Polyptychus assimilis Rothschild &..., 1903
Polyptychus baxteri jansei Clark, 1936
Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild &..., 1903Coryndon´s Polyptychus
Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856
Polyptychus marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903
Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903Marshall´s Hawk
Praedora plagiata Rothschild &..., 1903Speckled Hawk
Pseudoclanis molitor molitor Rothschild &..., 1912
Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856Mulberry Hawk
Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860Wawy Polyptychus
Rufoclanis numosae numosae Wallengren, 1860
Temnora exilis (Kernbach, 1962)⇒ Temnora pylas Cramer, 1779
Temnora pylades Rothschild &..., 1903Stevenson´s Temnora
Temnora pylas Cramer, 1779Barred Yellow Winged Temnora
Temnora scheveni Carcasson, 1968

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Mutare
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
17
29
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov