Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Sudan (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 327
2832
6193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 326
2829
6190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 312
2789
6099 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 191
1972
4566 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
690
1679 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
690
1679 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
690
1679 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
433
1235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
406
1183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
30
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sudan
2 Families width 67 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Sudan
30 Genera with 67 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aurivillius Packard, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Campimoptilum Karsch, 2011 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceridia Rothschild &..., 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1849 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1907 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1903 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Holocerina Pinhey, 1922 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1902 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1927 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1921 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1921 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudimbrasia Rougeot, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sudan
67 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Aurivillius xerophilus Rougeot, 1977 | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Bunaea nubica (Jordan, 1910) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Bunaeopsis ansorgei (Rothschild, 1898) | ⇒ Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | Bunaeopsis hersilia Westwood, 1849 | | | Campimoptilum oriens Hampson, 1909 | | | Campimoptilum sudanica Darge, 2011 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Ceridia heuglini R. Felder, 1874 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Epiphora albidus Druce, 1886 | | | Epiphora antinorii Oberthür, 1880 | | | 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 | | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Gonimbrasia hecate Rougeot, 1955 | | | Gonimbrasia melanops Bouvier, 1930 | | | Gonimbrasia occidentalis Rothschild, 1907 | | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Hippotion rebeli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Rebel´s Striped Hawk | | Holocerina angulata Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Holocerina angulata angulata Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Holocerina istsariensis Stoneham, 1962 | | | Holocerina nilotica Jordan, 1922 | | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | 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 | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) neumanni Rothschild, 1902 | | | Lobobunaea phaedusa Drury, 1782 | | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Neopolyptychus ancylus Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Neopolyptychus consimilis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Neopolyptychus prionites Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Neopolyptychus pygarga Karsch, 1891 | | | Neopolyptychus sudanensis Clark, 1927 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Nephele schimperi (Lucas, 1857) | ⇒ Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | | Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | V Nephele | | Polyptychoides assimilis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychoides niloticus (Jordan, 1921) | ⇒ Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Pseudimbrasia deyrollei Thomson, 1858 | | | Pseudimbrasia deyrollii Oberthür, 1910 | | | Pseudobunaea epithyrena Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Pseudobunaea heyeri Weymer, 1896 | | | Pseudoclanis abyssinicus (Lucas, 1857) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis boisduvali (Aurivillius, 1898) | ⇒ Oplerclanis boisduvali Aurivillius, 1898 | | Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | Great Polyptychus | | Pseudoclanis molitor molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | 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 | | Xylophanes chiron chiron Drury, 1773 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Sudan | 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 | 12
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 18
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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