Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for North Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 240
1804
2928 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 239
1803
2927 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 231
1765
2852 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 168
1615
2699 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
544
775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
544
775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
542
773 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
381
575 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
370
565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
49
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for North Zimbabwe
3 Families width 65 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for North Zimbabwe
49 Genera with 65 Species
| Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adafroptilum Darge, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroclanis Carcasson, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afrosphinx Carcasson, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athletes Karsch, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 0 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cinabra Sonthonnax, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goodia Holland, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heniocha Hübner, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hibrildes Druce, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchirioides Lemaire, 1918 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1906 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoclanis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoliana Carcasson, 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoclanis Carcasson, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phiala Wallengren, 1904 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychopsis Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1856 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polypytychopsis | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudandriasa Carcasson, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1849 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodafra Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North Zimbabwe
65 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acanthosphinx eothina (Tams, 1930) | ⇒ Acanthosphinx guessfeldtii Dewitz, 1879 | | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Adafroptilum tuberculatum Darge, Nauma..., 2003 | | | Afroclanis calcareus Rothschild &..., 1907 | Ruby Polyptychus | | Afrosphinx amabilis Jordan, 1911 | Scarce Polyptychus | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Athletes semialba Sonthonnax, 1904 | | | Automeris larra larra | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Bunaeopsis oubie Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cinabra hyperbius Westwood, 1881 | | | Cirina cervina Westwood, 1881 | | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | African Atlas moth | | Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | Falcate Polyptychus | | Goodia kuntzei Dewitz, 1881 | | | Gynanisa maja Klug, 1836 | Chipumi | | Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | Marbled Emperor | | Heniocha marnois (Rogenhofer, 1891) | ⇒ Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | | Hibrildes neavi Hampson, 1910 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hyperchirioides agomensis (Karsch, 1893) | ⇒ Holocerina agomensis Karsch, 1896 | | Hyperchirioides rhodesiensis Janse, 1918 | | | Imbrasia carnegiei Janse, 1918 | | | Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904 | | | Imbrasia macrothyris Rothschild, 1906 | | | Leptoclanis pulchra Rothschild &..., 1903 | Beautiful Hawk | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) xanthopis (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891 | | Lobobunaea falcatissima (Rougeot, 1962) | ⇒ Lobobunaea christyi Sharpe, 1899 | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1785) | ⇒ Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | Micragone ansorgei W. Rothschild, 1907 | | | Neoclanis virgo Westwood, 1881 | | | Neopolyptychus compar Rothschild &..., 1903 | Variable Polyptychus | | Neopolyptychus compar compar Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Neopolyptychus convexus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | V Nephele | | Orthogonioptilum dollmani Jordan, 1922 | | | Phiala hologramma Aurivillius, 1904 | | | Phiala marshalli Aurivillius, 1904 | | | Phiala simplex Aurivillius, 1904 | | | Phylloxiphia punctum Rothschild, 1907 | One Spot Redwing | | Platysphinx piabilis Distant, 1897 | Measly Hawk | | Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychopsis marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Marshall´s Polyptychus | | Polyptychus assimilis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus baxteri Rothschild &..., 1908 | Baxter´s Polyptychus | | Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild &..., 1903 | Coryndon´s Polyptychus | | Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polypytychopsis marshalli auriguttatus Gehlen, 1934 | | | Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Marshall´s Hawk | | Pseudandriasa mutata Walker, 1855 | Roundwinged Polyptychus | | Pseudobunaea irius Fabricius, 1793 | | | Pseudobunaea natalensis Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Pseudobunaea tyrrhena Westwood, 1849 | | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Rhodafra marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Marshall´s Striped Hawk | | Rhodopteriana anaemica Hampson, 1910 | | | Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860 | Wawy Polyptychus | | Rufoclanis numosae subjectus Walker, 1869 | | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in North Zimbabwe | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 3
5 | 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 | 18
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 28
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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