Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region South Sudan (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 78
539
1058 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 78
539
1058 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 74
520
1025 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 60
502
1002 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
441
926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
441
926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
441
926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
296
712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
279
688 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
22
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South Sudan
3 Families width 40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for South Sudan
22 Genera with 40 Species #BCDEGHILNPUX
| Bunaea Hübner, 1820 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceridia Rothschild &..., 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1849 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gynanisa Walker, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 1962 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1927 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1776 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phiala Wallengren, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudaphelia Kirby, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Sudan
40 Species and 1 Subspecies | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Bunaea caffra (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | | Ceridia heuglini R. Felder, 1874 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Epiphora albidus Druce, 1886 | | | Epiphora atbarinus Butler, 1877 | | | Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | African Atlas moth | | Epiphora getula Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Epiphora magdalena Gruenberg, 1909 | | | Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880 | | | Epiphora vacuna Westwood, 1849 | | | Gonimbrasia hecate Rougeot, 1955 | | | Gonimbrasia occidentalis Rothschild, 1907 | | | Gynanisa jama Rebel, 1915 | | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion rebeli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Rebel´s Striped Hawk | | Holocerina angulata Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Holocerina istsariensis Stoneham, 1962 | | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Imbrasia obscura Butler, 1878 | | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) afra Karsch, 1891 | Rosy Banded Hawk | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) edentata (Rothschild &..., 1916) | ⇒ Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891 | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Neopolyptychus consimilis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Neopolyptychus prionites Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Neopolyptychus sudanensis Clark, 1927 | | | Nephele oenopion Hübner, 1824 | Yellow Barred Nephele | | Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Phiala venusta Walker, 1865 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychoides niloticus (Jordan, 1921) | ⇒ Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | Polyptychus nigriplaga Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847 | | | Pseudoclanis abyssinicus (Lucas, 1857) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | Great Polyptychus | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor | | Usta terpsichore terpsichore Maassen, 1885 | | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in South Sudan | 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 | 9
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 12
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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