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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Northern Province (Sierra Leone)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
31
86
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
31
86
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
27
75
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
27
75
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
6
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
5
20
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
5
20
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Province (Sierra Leone)
1 Family width 3 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Province (Sierra Leone)
2 Genera with 3 Species
Basiothia Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Province (Sierra Leone)
3 Species
Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781Small Verdant Hawk
Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821Accented hawk
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857Comma Nephele

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Northern Province (Sierra Leone)
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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