Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Northwest Tanzania (North Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 43
85
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 43
85
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 38
76
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 31
69
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 11
17
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 11
17
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 11
17
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
16
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
15
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
9
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Northwest Tanzania
3 Families width 13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Northwest Tanzania
9 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Northwest Tanzania
13 Species and 1 Subspecies | Lobobunaea kagera Darge, 2014 | | | Neoclanis basalis Walker, 1866 | Wounded Hawk | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Polyptychoides geita Darge, 2011 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus unilineata Clark, 1935 | | | Pseudobunaea geita Darge, 2012 | | | Pseudobunaea kiyamyulwa Darge, 2012 | | | Pseudobunaea latafenestrata Darge, 2013 | | | Rhodopteriana geita Darge, 2013 | | | Temnora natalis Walker, 1856 | Natal Temnora | | Theretra dominikae Melichar & Å..., 2013 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Northwest Tanzania | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
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