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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Shimba Hills National Reserve (Kwale County, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
24
62
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
24
62
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
22
58
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
19
55
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
10
41
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
10
41
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
10
41
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
8
39
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
39
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shimba Hills National Reserve
2 Families width 7 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shimba Hills National Reserve
5 Genera with 7 Species
Andriasa Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Euchloron Boisduval, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Vianga Fletcher, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shimba Hills National Reserve
7 Species
Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856Contrary Polyptychus
Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758Verdant Hawk
Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857Comma Nephele
Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793Funereal Nephele
Temnora argyropeza Mabille, 1879
Temnora marginata Walker, 1856Marginate Temnora
Vianga crowleyi Aurivillius, 1904

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Shimba Hills National Reserve
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov