Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Rwanda (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 253
2144
4666 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 253
2144
4666 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 244
2114
4615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 171
1845
4258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
719
1675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
718
1673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
718
1673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
570
1448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
552
1425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
66
148 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Rwanda
6 Families width 148 Species and 15 Subspecies
Genera for Rwanda
66 Genera with 148 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antinephele Holland, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atemnora Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athletes Karsch, 1904 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Aurivillius Packard, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centroctena Rothschild &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1843 | Bee Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chaerocina Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Covelliana | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dactyloceras Mell, 2008 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Decachorda Aurivillius, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dogoia Bouyer, 1936 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dovania Rothschild &..., 1951 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epijana Holland, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1974 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1927 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heniocha Hübner, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1823 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplojana Aurivillius, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jana Herrich-Schä..., 1980 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Janomima Aurivillius, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1982 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoliana Carcasson, 1785 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1907 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 1988 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophaea Jordan, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phiala Wallengren, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Poliana W. Rothschil..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudaphelia Kirby, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1930 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoludia Strand, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Racinoa Bouyer, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 2013 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sabalia Walker, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagoropsiella Darge, 2002 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tagoropsis Felder, 1968 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1975 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1903 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Urota Westwood, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vianga Fletcher, 2024 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Rwanda
148 Species and 15 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria suffusa Walker, 1869 | | | Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892 | Dingy Antinephele | | Atemnora westermannii Boisduval, 1875 | Westermann´s Humming Bird | | Athletes ethra Westwood, 1849 | | | Athletes ethra ethra Westwood, 1849 | | | Athletes gigas Sonthonnax, 1902 | | | Athletes nyansae Rebel, 1904 | | | Athletes nyansae nyansae Rebel, 1904 | | | Athletes semialba Sonthonnax, 1904 | | | Aurivillius cliftoni Rougeot, 1977 | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Bunaeopsis ansorgei (Rothschild, 1898) | ⇒ Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | Centroctena rutherfordi Druce, 1882 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | | Chaerocina dohertyi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Chaerocina dohertyi dohertyi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Cirina forda forda Westwood, 1849 | | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Covelliana ferax Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Covelliana ottofeldneri Eitschberger, 2016 | | | Dactyloceras (Shinocksiceras) barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | | | Dactyloceras (Shinocksiceras) vingerhoedti Bouyer, 2005 | | | Dactyloceras vandeweghei Bouyer, 2008 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Decachorda bouvieri Hering, 1929 | | | Decachorda fulvia Druce, 1886 | | | Dogoia nyungwensis Bouyer, 2009 | | | Dogoia unguiculata Bouvier, 1936 | | | Dovania inops Gehlen., 1951 | | | Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926 | Copper Sphinx | | Dovania poecila inops Gehlen, 1951 | | | Epijana vingerhoedti Bouyer, 2012 | | | Epiphora albidus Druce, 1886 | | | Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | African Atlas moth | | Epiphora bauhiniae bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1832 | | | Epiphora marginimacula Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | | | Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880 | | | Epiphora rectifascia Rothschild, 1907 | | | Epiphora rectifascia watulegei Rougeot, 1974 | | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | Falcate Polyptychus | | Gonimbrasia cleoris Jordan, 1910 | | | Gonimbrasia ochreata Gaede, 1927 | | | Gonimbrasia ruandana Gaede, 1927 | | | Heniocha vingerhoedti Bouyer, 1992 | | | Hippotion aporodes Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion gracilis (Butler, 1875) | ⇒ Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | | Hippotion irregularis Walker, 1856 | Irregular Striped Hawk | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Holocerina angulata Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Hoplojana distincta (Rothschild, 1917) | ⇒ Rhodopteriana distincta Rothschild, 1917 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Imbrasia dione (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nudaurelia dione Fabricius, 1793 | | Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904 | | | Jana hecqui Berger, 1980 | | | Jana kivuensis Berger, 1980 | | | Janomima mariana White, 1843 | | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) muehlei Eitschberger, 2003 | | | Leucophlebia rosulenta (Rothschild &..., 1916) | ⇒ Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891 | | Leucostrophus commasiae Walker, 1856 | | | Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | | Lobobunaea alberici (Westwood, 1849) | ⇒ Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | Lobobunaea angasana Westwood, 1849 | | | Lobobunaea ansorgei Rothschild, 1899 | | | Lobobunaea dallastai (Bouyer, 1984) | ⇒ Lobobunaea ansorgei Rothschild, 1899 | | Lobobunaea jeanneli (Rougeot, 1959) | ⇒ Lobobunaea ansorgei Rothschild, 1899 | | Lobobunaea lemairei Bouyer, 2012 | | | Lobobunaea leopoldi (Bouvier, 1930) | ⇒ Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782 | | | Lobobunaea turlini Lemaire, 1977 | | | Lobobunaea vandenberghei (Dall´Asta, 1982) | ⇒ Lobobunaea turlini Lemaire, 1977 | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Ludia orinoptena Karsch, 1893 | | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Macropoliana buchholzi Plötz, 1880 | | | Macropoliana ferax Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1785) | ⇒ Macropoliana gessi P. Schmit, 2006 | | Micragone agathylla Westwood, 1849 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele aequivalens Walker, 1856 | Great Nephele | | Nephele argentifera Walker, 1856 | Silver Barred Nephele | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Nephele monostigma Clark, 1925 | | | Nephele oenopion Hübner, 1824 | Yellow Barred Nephele | | Nephele oenopion continentis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele rosae Butler, 1875 | White Banded Nephele | | Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | V Nephele | | Nudaurelia anthinoides Rougeot, 1978 | | | Nudaurelia dione Fabricius, 1793 | | | Nudaurelia nyassana Rothschild, 1907 | | | Orthogonioptilum adiegetum Karsch, 1893 | | | Orthogonioptilum adiegetum mucronatum Darge, 1988 | | | Orthogonioptilum mucronatum Darge, 1988 | | | Pantophaea favillacea Walker, 1866 | Fine Streaked Hawk | | Phiala sabalina Rebel, 1914 | | | Phylloxiphia colasi Pierre & Bas..., 2015 | | | Phylloxiphia formosa Schultze, 1914 | | | Poliana laucheana Druce, 1882 | | | Polyptychus andosa Walker, 1856 | Copper Winged Polyptychus | | Polyptychus andosa tiro Kernbach, 1957 | | | Polyptychus carteri Butler, 1882 | | | Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild &..., 1903 | Coryndon´s Polyptychus | | Praedora tropicalis (Rothschild &..., 1912) | ⇒ Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Pselaphelia vandenberghei Bouyer, 1992 | | | Pseudaphelia karemii Bouvier, 1927 | | | Pseudobunaea cyrene Weymer, 1909 | | | Pseudobunaea tyrrhena Westwood, 1849 | | | Pseudobunaea tyrrhena maculata Bouvier, 1930 | | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Pseudoludia nyungwe Bouyer, 1988 | | | Racinoa spiralis Kühne, 2008 | | | Rhodopteriana distincta Rothschild, 1917 | | | Rhodopteriana gishwatiana Darge, 2013 | | | Sabalia jacksoni Sharpe, 1890 | | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet | | Tagoropsiella centralis Bouyer, 2000 | | | Tagoropsiella ikondae Rougeot, 1973 | | | Tagoropsiella tracenlis Bouyer, 2002 | | | Tagoropsis hanningtoni Butler, 1883 | | | Tagoropsis hecqui Bouyer, 1989 | | | Tagoropsis rougeoti D.S. Fletcher, 1968 | | | Temnora avinoffi Clark, 1919 | | | Temnora eranga Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora exilis (Kernbach, 1962) | ⇒ Temnora pylas Cramer, 1779 | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Temnora funebris Holland, 1893 | Gloomy Temnora | | Temnora fuscata (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Temnora plagiata Walker, 1856 | | Temnora hayesi Darge, 1975 | | | Temnora hollandi Clark, 1920 | | | Temnora iapygoides Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora livida Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora mirabilis Talbot, 1932 | | | Temnora neodentata Darge, 2011 | | | Temnora pindurensis Melichar & Å..., 2014 | | | Temnora plagiata Walker, 1856 | Brown Spot Temnora | | Temnora pseudopylas Rothschild, 1894 | Lobed Temnora | | Temnora pylades Rothschild &..., 1903 | Stevenson´s Temnora | | Temnora reutlingeri Holland, 1889 | | | Temnora scheveni Carcasson, 1968 | | | Temnora scitula Holland, 1889 | Yellow Spotted Temnora | | Temnora spiritus Holland, 1893 | | | Temnora subapicalis Rothschild &..., 1903 | Smudged Temnora | | Temnora subapicalis hayesi Darge, 1975 | | | Temnora trapezoidea Clark, 1935 | | | Temnora turlini Darge, 1975 | | | Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Hawk | | Theretra jugurtha Boisduval, 1875 | Green Striped Hawk | | Theretra orpheus Herrich-Scha..., 1854 | Lined Hawk | | Theretra orpheus pelius Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Urota centralis Bouyer, 2008 | | | Urota sinope Westwood, 1849 | | | Vianga smithi Takano, 2024 | | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Rwanda | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm 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 | 23
54 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 33
80 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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