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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Pietermaritzburg (Msunduzi)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
183
683
843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
183
683
843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
171
661
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
611
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
108
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
108
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
26
108
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
82
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
80
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Pietermaritzburg
2 Families width 3 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pietermaritzburg
2 Genera with 3 Species
Afroptilum Gillies, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Marmaroplegma Wallengren, 18602SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pietermaritzburg
3 Species
Afroptilum sudafricanum Lestage, 1924
Marmaroplegma clio (Fawcett, 1902)⇒ Marmaroplegma paragarda Wallengren, 1860
Marmaroplegma paragarda Wallengren, 1860Speared Monkey

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Pietermaritzburg
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
1
2
Genus
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
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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