Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for South Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 304
2551
4672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 303
2550
4671 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 290
2505
4595 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 217
2225
4282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
683
1099 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
683
1099 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
682
1094 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
422
736 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
401
712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
49
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South Zimbabwe
3 Families width 78 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for South Zimbabwe
49 Genera with 78 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adafroptilum Darge, 2003 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Afroclanis Carcasson, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Afroptilum Gillies, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argema Wallengren, 1847 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 0 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1872 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Falcatula Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goodia Holland, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heniocha Hübner, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hibrildes Druce, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1823 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jana Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoclanis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Likoma Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Litosphingia Jordan, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 2014 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neoclanis Carcasson, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phiala Wallengren, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychopsis Carcasson, 1963 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1860 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1938 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Zimbabwe
78 Species and 7 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Adafroptilum aberfoylensis Darge, 2014 | | | Adafroptilum tricoronatum Darge, Nauma..., 2003 | | | Afroclanis calcareus Rothschild &..., 1907 | Ruby Polyptychus | | Afroclanis neavi Hampson, 1910 | Neave´s Polyptychus | | Afroptilum sudafricanum Lestage, 1924 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | African Moon Moth | | Automeris larra larra | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Basiothia schenki Moschler, 1872 | Brown Striped Hawk | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Bunaeopsis bomfordi Pinhey, 1962 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cirina cervina Westwood, 1881 | | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Epiphora bauhiniae Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | African Atlas moth | | Epiphora mythimnia Westwood, 1849 | | | Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | Falcate Polyptychus | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Goodia kuntzei Dewitz, 1881 | | | Heniocha apollonia Cramer, 1782 | | | Heniocha marnois (Rogenhofer, 1891) | ⇒ Heniocha dyops Maassen, 1872 | | Hibrildes albopunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1915) | ⇒ Hibrildes venosa Kirby, 1896 | | Hibrildes crawshayi (Butler, 1896) | ⇒ Hibrildes venosa Kirby, 1896 | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Jana eurymas Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | | Jana tantalus (Herrich-Schä..., 1854) | ⇒ Tantaliana tantalus Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | Leptoclanis pulchra Rothschild &..., 1903 | Beautiful Hawk | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) xanthopis (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891 | | Leucostrophus hirundo (Gerstaecker, 1871) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Likoma apicalis Rothschild &..., 1903 | Sepia Tip Hawk | | Litosphingia corticea Jordan, 1920 | Veined Hawk | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Ludia delegorguei Boisduval, 1847 | | | Marumba timora timora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Micragone lenzi Darge, 2014 | | | Micragone vukutuensis Darge, 2014 | | | Neoclanis virgo Westwood, 1881 | | | Neopolyptychus compar compar Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele lannini Jordan, 1926 | Lannin´s Nephele | | Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | V Nephele | | Nudaurelia carnegiei Janse, 1918 | | | Phiala aurivillii Bethune-Baker, 1915 | | | Phylloxiphia punctum Rothschild, 1907 | One Spot Redwing | | Phylloxiphia vicina Rothschild &..., 1915 | Hooked Redwing | | Platysphinx piabilis Distant, 1897 | Measly Hawk | | Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychopsis auriguttatus meridianus Kernbach, 1963 | | | Polyptychus assimilis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus baxteri Rothschild &..., 1908 | Baxter´s Polyptychus | | Polyptychus baxteri jansei Clark, 1936 | | | Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild &..., 1903 | Coryndon´s Polyptychus | | Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus jansei (Clark, 1936) | ⇒ Polyptychus baxteri Rothschild &..., 1908 | | Polyptychus marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Praedora marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Marshall´s Hawk | | Praedora plagiata Rothschild &..., 1903 | Speckled Hawk | | Pseudobunaea bungaensis Darge, 2014 | | | Pseudoclanis molitor molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Rufoclanis fulgurans Rothschild &..., 1903 | Pink Polyptychus | | Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860 | Wawy Polyptychus | | Rufoclanis numosae numosae Wallengren, 1860 | | | Temnora exilis (Kernbach, 1962) | ⇒ Temnora pylas Cramer, 1779 | | Temnora pylades Rothschild &..., 1903 | Stevenson´s Temnora | | Temnora pylas Cramer, 1779 | Barred Yellow Winged Temnora | | Temnora scheveni Carcasson, 1968 | | | Temnora swynnertoni Stevenson, 1938 | Swynnerton´s Temnora | | Temnora vumbui Stevenson, 1938 | | | Usta terpsichore Maassen & We..., 1885 | Cavorting Emperor |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in South Zimbabwe | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 3
5 | Genera
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 | 16
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 30
53 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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