Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region North Eastern Province (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 117
412
470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 117
412
470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 111
401
460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 87
361
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
210
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
208
239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
208
239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
158
185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
137
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
19
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for North Eastern Province (Kenya)
2 Families width 23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for North Eastern Province (Kenya)
19 Genera with 23 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceridia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ellenbeckia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1903 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoliana Carcasson, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microclanis Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poliodes Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urota Westwood, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North Eastern Province (Kenya)
23 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Bunaea aslauga (Kirby, 1877) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Ceridia mira Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Ellenbeckia monospila Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion geryon Boisduval, 1875 | | | Hippotion stigma Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Ludia arguta Jordan, 1922 | | | Macropoliana ferax Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Microclanis erlangeri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Poliodes roseicornis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Marshall´s Hawk | | Pseudoclanis molitor molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Rufoclanis erlangeri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet | | Temnora argyropeza Mabille, 1879 | | | Urota nguruensis Darge, 2011 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in North Eastern Province (Kenya) | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 16
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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