Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Rukwa Region (Southwest Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 4
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 4
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 4
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 4
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 4
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 4
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 4
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 4
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Rukwa Region
4 Families width 14 Species
Genera for Rukwa Region
12 Genera with 14 Species | Aurivillius Packard, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaerocina Rothschild &..., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cinabra Sonthonnax, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dactyloceras Mell, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 2012 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Murphyana Bouyer, 2013 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagoropsiella Darge, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Rukwa Region
14 Species | Aurivillius schoenitzeri Darge, 2013 | | | Chaerocina mbiziensis Darge & Basquin, 2008 | | | Cinabra rukwanensis Darge, 2014 | | | Dactyloceras cadioui Bouyer, 2008 | | | Epiphora eugeniae Darge, 2012 | | | Gonimbrasia mbiziana Darge, 2010 | | | Micragone kalamboensis Darge, 2010 | | | Micragone mpandana Darge, 2012 | | | Murphyana bouyeriana Darge, 2013 | | | Murphyana hausmanni Darge, 2013 | | | Pseudobunaea mbiziana Darge, 2009 | | | Rhodopteriana kataviana Darge, 2013 | | | Tagoropsiella mbiziensis Darge, 2008 | | | Temnora subrubra Darge, 2011 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Rukwa Region | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 2
3 | 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 | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information
|
