Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for São Tomé (São Tomé and Príncipe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 118
473
691 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 116
469
687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 115
467
685 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 96
443
658 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
235
395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
235
395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
235
395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
195
345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
178
323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
13
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for São Tomé
2 Families width 22 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for São Tomé
13 Genera with 22 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 2008 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 2002 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1992 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1970 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1930 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1903 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1970 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for São Tomé
22 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Bunaea oremansi Bouyer, 2008 | | | Cephonodes santome Pierre, 2002 | | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Coelonia nigrescens Basquin, 1992 | | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Euchloron megaera serrai Darge, 1970 | | | Euchloron serrai Darge, 1970 | | | Gonimbrasia petiveri Guérin-Ménev..., 1845 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Hippotion talboti Clark, 1930 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele aequivalens Walker, 1856 | Great Nephele | | Nephele aequivalens aequivalens Walker, 1856 | | | Nephele aequivalens damasioi Deschamps, 2020 | | | Nephele oenopion Hübner, 1824 | Yellow Barred Nephele | | Nephele oenopion continentis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Pseudoclanis tomensis Pierre, 1992 | | | Temnora albuquerqueae Darge, 1970 | | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Temnora fumosa albuquerqueae Darge, 1970 | | | Theretra viridis Basquin, 1992 | | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in São Tomé | 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
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 11
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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