Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Niger (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 186
1173
2132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 186
1173
2132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 173
1141
2088 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
912
1786 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
302
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
302
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
302
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
209
379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
197
362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
17
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Niger
3 Families width 22 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Niger
17 Genera with 22 Species | Acrojana Aurivillius, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jana Herrich-Schä..., 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1889 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudantheraea Weymer, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenoglene Felder, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Niger
22 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acrojana rosacea Butler, 1874 | | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | | Cirina butyrospermi Vuillot, 1911 | | | Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | African Atlas moth | | Epiphora schultzei Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Hippotion crossi Rothschild, 1896 | | | Holocerina angulata Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Holocerina angulata angulata Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Imbrasia butyrospermi Vuillot, 1911 | | | Jana aurivilliusi Rothschild, 1917 | | | Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782 | | | Neopolyptychus pygarga Karsch, 1891 | | | Neopolyptychus spurrelli Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Polyptychus hollandi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus niloticus ponens Pierre, 1989 | | | Polyptychus paupercula paupercula Holland, 1889 | | | Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | | Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis rhadamistus (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Oplerclanis rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781 | | Rufoclanis rosea Druce, 1882 | | | Stenoglene bipartita Rothschild, 1917 | | | Theretra perkeo Rothschild &..., 1903 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Niger | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 3
3 | 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 | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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