Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Southeast Tanzania (South Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 206
1219
1726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 206
1219
1726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 192
1170
1646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
1062
1540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
393
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
393
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
392
658 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
275
493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
264
481 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
55
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Southeast Tanzania
4 Families width 84 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Southeast Tanzania
55 Genera with 84 Species #ABCDEGHLMNPRSTUVX
| Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adafroptilum Darge, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Afroclanis Carcasson, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antistathmoptera Tams, 2015 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argema Wallengren, 1847 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1872 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1849 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Campimoptilum Karsch, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centroctena Rothschild &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cinabra Sonthonnax, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dactyloceras Mell, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 2014 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Goodia Holland, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hibrildes Druce, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hoplojana Aurivillius, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchirioides Lemaire, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Likoma Rothschild &..., 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Litosphingia Jordan, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 2013 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macropoliana Carcasson, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 2014 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neoclanis Carcasson, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1793 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 2014 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Pantophaea Jordan, 1946 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Phiala Wallengren, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Poliana W. Rothschil..., 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudaphelia Kirby, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1869 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenoglene Felder, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tagoropsiella Darge, 2008 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 2004 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 2012 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Urota Westwood, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Viriclanis Aarvik, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southeast Tanzania
84 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acanthosphinx guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Widow Sphinx | | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Adafroptilum coloratum Darge, Nauma..., 2003 | | | Adafroptilum pancratia Weymer, 1903 | | | Afroclanis neavi Hampson, 1910 | Neave´s Polyptychus | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Antistathmoptera elegans Darge, 2015 | | | Argema mimosae Boisduval, 1847 | African Moon Moth | | Basiothia aureata Karsch, 1891 | Gold Dotted Temnora | | Basiothia charis Walker, 1856 | Lesser Brown Striped Hawk | | Basiothia schenki Moschler, 1872 | Brown Striped Hawk | | Bunaeopsis chromata Darge, 2003 | | | Bunaeopsis fervida Darge, 2003 | | | Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | | Campimoptilum tandala Darge, 2011 | | | Centroctena imitans Butler, 1882 | Toothed Cream Stripe | | Cinabra hyperbius Westwood, 1881 | | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Dactyloceras (Shinocksiceras) vingerhoedti Bouyer, 2005 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, 1849 | Mopane Moth | | Gonimbrasia kaguruensis Darge, 2014 | | | Gonimbrasia osiris Druce, 1896 | | | Gonimbrasia properubida Darge, 2014 | | | Gonimbrasia ruvuensis Darge, 2014 | | | Goodia kuntzei Dewitz, 1881 | | | Hibrildes venosa Kirby, 1896 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Hippotion rosae Butler, 1882 | Grey Hippotion | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Hoplojana indecisa Aurivillius, 1901 | | | Hyperchirioides smilax Westwood, 1849 | | | Likoma crenata Rothschild &..., 1907 | | | Litosphingia corticea Jordan, 1920 | Veined Hawk | | Lophostethus dumolinii dumolinii Angas, 1849 | | | Ludia luciphila (Strand, 1911) | ⇒ Ludia dentata Hampson, 1891 | | Ludia riekerti Bouyer, 2013 | | | Macropoliana scheveni Carcasson, 1972 | | | Micragone ansorgei W. Rothschild, 1907 | | | Micragone propelittoralis Darge, 2014 | | | Neoclanis basalis Walker, 1866 | Wounded Hawk | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele argentifera Walker, 1856 | Silver Barred Nephele | | Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878 | Blotched Nephele | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Nudaurelia bundukuensis Darge, 2014 | | | Nudaurelia subflava Darge, 2014 | | | Phiala difficilis (Strand, 1911) | ⇒ Phiala alba Aurivillius, 1893 | | Phiala infuscata Grünberg, 1907 | | | Phylloxiphia metria Jordan, 1920 | Redwing Hawk | | Platysphinx phyllis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897 | | | Poliana wintgensi Strand, 1910 | Marbled Sphinx | | Polyptychoides digitatus Karsch, 1891 | | | Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild &..., 1903 | Coryndon´s Polyptychus | | Polyptychus guessfeldti | | | Praedora leucophaea Rothschild &..., 1903 | Creamy Hawk | | Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847 | | | Pseudaphelia flavomarginata (Gaede, 1915) | ⇒ Pseudaphelia apollinaris Boisduval, 1847 | | Pseudobunaea bondwana Darge, 2009 | | | Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Rhodopteriana salaamensis Darge, 2013 | | | Rufoclanis maccleeryi Carcasson, 1968 | | | Rufoclanis numosae Wallengren, 1860 | Wawy Polyptychus | | Rufoclanis numosae subjectus Walker, 1869 | | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet | | Stenoglene aequidistans Strand, 1915 | | | Stenoglene pira Druce, 1896 | | | Tagoropsiella expansa Darge, 2008 | | | Tagoropsiella kaguruensis Darge, 2008 | | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Temnora neodentata Darge, 2011 | | | Temnora uluguru Darge, 2004 | | | Theretra monteironis Butler, 1882 | Lesser Cream Striped Hawk | | Theretra mothironi Haxaire & Me..., 2012 | | | Urota nguruensis Darge, 2011 | | | Viriclanis kingstoni Aarvik, 1999 | | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 | | Xanthopan morganii morganii Walker, 1856 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Southeast Tanzania | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 5
7 | 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 | 18
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 31
46 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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