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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region North Kivu (Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
68
602
1114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
68
602
1114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
68
602
1114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
67
601
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
551
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
551
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
45
550
1062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
368
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
334
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
40
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Kivu
4 Families width 74 Species and 8 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths27SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths32SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths12SpeciesTaxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892Brahmin Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Kivu
40 Genera with 74 Species
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Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Atemnora Rothschild &..., 18752SpeciesTaxom
Athletes Karsch, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Basiothia Walker, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1843Bee Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Chaerocina Rothschild &..., 20062SpeciesTaxom
Chloroclanis Carcasson, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Coelonia Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Covelliana2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtojana Aurivillius, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Dactyloceras Mell, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Decachorda Aurivillius, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Dovania Rothschild &..., 19261SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Euchloron Boisduval, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gonimbrasia Butler, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Goodia Holland, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Gynanisa Walker, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Holocerina Pinhey, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Imbrasia Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 19174SpeciesTaxom
Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Macropoliana Carcasson, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 09SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinopasa Karsch, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Tagoropsis Felder, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Urota Westwood, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Kivu
74 Species and 8 Subspecies
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Atemnora cadioui Bouyer, 2019
Atemnora westermanni Boisduval, 1875
Athletes ethra Westwood, 1849
Athletes ethra ethra Westwood, 1849
Basiothia aureata Karsch, 1891Gold Dotted Temnora
Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781Small Verdant Hawk
Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth
Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771
Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Chaerocina dohertyi Rothschild &..., 1903
Chaerocina dohertyi strangulata Darge, 2006
Chloroclanis virescens Butler, 1882Green Polyptychus
Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875Fulvous Sphinx
Covelliana bouyeri Eitschberger..., 2016
Covelliana ferax Rothschild &..., 1916
Cyrtojana trilineata Aurivillius, 1911
Dactyloceras (Shinocksiceras) ducarmei Bouyer, 2002
Dactyloceras (Shinocksiceras) neumayeri Pagenstecher, 1885
Dactyloceras collinsi Bouyer, 2008
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Decachorda bouvieri Hering, 1929
Decachorda fulvia Druce, 1886
Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926Copper Sphinx
Epiphora albidus Druce, 1886
Epiphora antinorii Oberthür, 1880
Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880
Epiphora rufa (Bouvier, 1929)⇒ Epiphora albidus Druce, 1886
Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758Verdant Hawk
Gonimbrasia cleoris Jordan, 1910
Gonimbrasia conradsi Rebel, 1906
Gonimbrasia gueinzii Staudinger, 1872
Goodia oxytela Jordan, 1922
Gynanisa westwoodi W. Rothschild, 1895
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779Common Striped Hawk
Holocerina angulata Aurivillius, 1893
Holocerina angulata angulata Aurivillius, 1893
Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878
Jana caesarea (Weymer, 1909)⇒ Jana eurymas Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Jana kivuensis Berger, 1980
Jana plagiatus Berger, 1980
Jana roseata Rothschild, 1917
Leucostrophus commasiae Walker, 1856
Lobobunaea dallastai (Bouyer, 1984)⇒ Lobobunaea ansorgei Rothschild, 1899
Lobobunaea equatoriensis Bouyer, 2012
Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782
Lobobunaea phaedusa christyi Sharpe, 1899
Ludia dentata (Hampson, 1891)⇒ Ludia orinoptena Karsch, 1893
Ludia hansali Felder, 1874
Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823)⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843
Macropoliana buchholzi Plötz, 1880
Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821Accented hawk
Nephele aequivalens Walker, 1856Great Nephele
Nephele aequivalens aequivalens Walker, 1856
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857Comma Nephele
Orthogonioptilum adiegetum Karsch, 1893
Orthogonioptilum concordia Bouyer, 1992
Orthogonioptilum grootaerti Bouyer, 2014
Orthogonioptilum kivuensis Bouyer, 1990
Orthogonioptilum luminosum Bouvier, 1930
Orthogonioptilum olivescens Kiriakoff, 1963
Orthogonioptilum vestigiata Holland, 1893
Orthogonioptilum violascens Rebel, 1914
Orthogonioptilum violascens violascens
Phiala crassistriga Strand, 1911
Phiala flavina Gaede, 1927
Polyptychus kivui Rothschild &..., 1903
Polyptychus murinus Rothschild, 1904
Pselaphelia aurata Bouyer, 1992
Pseudobunaea tyrrhena Westwood, 1849
Pseudobunaea tyrrhena maculata Bouvier, 1930
Rhadinopasa hornimani Karsch, 1891
Rhodopteriana distincta Rothschild, 1917
Rhodopteriana rhodoptera Gerstaecker, 1871
Stenoglene dufranei Bouyer, 2012
Stenoglene fouassini Dall´Asta & ..., 1980
Stenoglene preussi Aurivillius, 1893
Tagoropsis hecqui Bouyer, 1989
Tagoropsis rougeoti D.S. Fletcher, 1968
Temnora pseudopylas Rothschild, 1894Lobed Temnora
Urota sinope Westwood, 1849

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in North Kivu
FamilyBrahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySaturniidae
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
15
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
19
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



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