Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Pretoria (Gauteng)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 213
1388
2103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 213
1388
2103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 204
1365
2074 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 150
1186
1865 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 52
460
817 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 52
459
816 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 51
458
814 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
211
315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
176
256 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
16
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Pretoria
3 Families width 22 Species
Genera for Pretoria
16 Genera with 22 Species | Cinabra Sonthonnax, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtojana Aurivillius, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marmaroplegma Wallengren, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microsphinx Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1773 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phiala Wallengren, 1911 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenoglene Felder, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tissanga Distant, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Pretoria
22 Species | Cinabra bracteata Distant, 1897 | | | Cirina similis Distant, 1897 | | | Cyrtojana apithana Hering, 1928 | | | Gynanisa melanica Pinhey, 1968 | | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Marmaroplegma unicolor Janse, 1915 | | | Microsphinx minutum Distant, 1897 | | | Paonias astylus Drury, 1773 | Huckleberry Sphinx | | Phiala incana Distant, 1897 | | | Phiala pretoriana Wichgraf, 1908 | | | Phiala pulverea Distant, 1903 | | | Phiala wichgrafi Strand, 1911 | | | Phylloxiphia metria Jordan, 1920 | Redwing Hawk | | Phylloxiphia punctum Rothschild, 1907 | One Spot Redwing | | Platysphinx piabilis Distant, 1897 | Measly Hawk | | Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus assimilis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Stenoglene subcroceus Distant, 1903 | | | Tissanga pretoriae Distant, 1892 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Pretoria | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 5
8 | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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