Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region South Nigeria (Nigeria)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 91
467
775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 91
467
775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 87
438
716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 72
405
687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
313
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
313
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
313
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
231
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
223
348 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
19
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South Nigeria
3 Families width 27 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for South Nigeria
19 Genera with 27 Species | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antinephele Holland, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atemnora Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonojana Aurivillius, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1889 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopolyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Nigeria
27 Species and 7 Subspecies | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Antinephele lunulata lunulata | | | Atemnora westermanni Boisduval, 1875 | | | Atemnora westermannii Boisduval, 1875 | Westermann´s Humming Bird | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Chloroclanis virescens virescens Butler, 1882 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Falcatula cymatodes Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Falcatula cymatodes cymatodes Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Gonojana magnifica Rothschild, 1917 | | | Lophostethus carteri (Rothschild, 1894) | ⇒ Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | | Ludia intermedia Jordan, 1922 | | | Neopolyptychus pygarga Karsch, 1891 | | | Phylloxiphia bicolor Rothschild, 1894 | | | Phylloxiphia oweni Carcasson, 1968 | | | Polyptychus affinis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus anochus anochus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Polyptychus digitatus Karsch, 1891 | | | Polyptychus orthographus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus paupercula paupercula Holland, 1889 | | | Pseudoclanis occidentalis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis rhadamistus (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Oplerclanis rhadamistus Fabricius, 1781 | | Pseudopolyptychus foliaceus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Rufoclanis rosea Druce, 1882 | | | Temnora crenulata crenulata Holland, 1893 | | | Theretra perkeo Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Theretra scotinus Rothschild &..., 1915 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in South Nigeria | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 17
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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