AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region South Kivu (Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
48
153
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
48
153
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
48
153
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
142
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
108
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
108
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
106
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
77
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
73
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
16
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Kivu
3 Families width 32 Species and 2 Subspecies
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths23SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Kivu
16 Genera with 32 Species
Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 19726SpeciesTaxom
Decachorda Aurivillius, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Gonimbrasia Butler, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hoplojana Aurivillius, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Imbrasia Hübner, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 19802SpeciesTaxom
Nudaurelia Rothschild, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Phiala Wallengren, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Pselaphelia Aurivillius, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Pseudantheraea Weymer, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Tagoropsis Felder, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Kivu
32 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bunaeopsis aurata Rougeot, 1972
Bunaeopsis ferruginea Bouvier, 1927
Bunaeopsis jacksoni Jordan, 1908
Bunaeopsis licharbas Maassen & We..., 1885
Bunaeopsis princeps Le Cerf, 1918
Bunaeopsis princeps aurata Rougeot, 1972
Decachorda gaedei Dufrane, 1953
Decachorda rosea Aurivillius, 1898
Epiphora marginimacula Joicey & Talbot, 1924
Gonimbrasia rhodophila Walker, 1869
Gonimbrasia wahlbergii (Boisduval, 1847)⇒ Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972
Gonimbrasia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972
Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856Balsam Striped Hawk
Hoplojana watsoni Berger, 1980
Imbrasia ertli Rebel, 1904
Jana kivuensis Berger, 1980
Jana nigrorufa Berger, 1980
Nudaurelia wahlbergina Rougeot, 1972
Orthogonioptilum adiegetum Karsch, 1893
Orthogonioptilum adiegetum dollmani Jordan, 1922
Orthogonioptilum concordia Bouyer, 1992
Orthogonioptilum infinitum Darge, 1992
Phiala sabalina Rebel, 1914
Phylloxiphia karschi Rothschild &..., 1903
Polyptychus barnsi (Clark, 1926)⇒ Polyptychus kivui Rothschild &..., 1903
Polyptychus ducarmei Bouyer, 2016
Polyptychus kivui Rothschild &..., 1903
Pselaphelia gemmifera (Butler, 1878)⇒ Pselaphelia flavivitta Walker, 1862
Pselaphelia marginata Dufrane, 1953
Pselaphelia vandenberghei Bouyer, 1992
Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878
Pseudantheraea extrema (Dufrane, 1953)⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878
Pseudantheraea pulverulenta (Dufrane, 1953)⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878
Tagoropsis hanningtonii Butler, 1883

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in South Kivu
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySaturniidae
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
10
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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