Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Tanga Region (Northeast Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 108
441
409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 108
441
409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 102
434
402 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 91
421
387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
87
88 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
87
88 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
87
88 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
63
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
59
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
11
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tanga Region
3 Families width 15 Species
Genera for Tanga Region
11 Genera with 15 Species | Chaerocina Rothschild &..., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Microclanis Carcasson, 2012 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Murphyana Bouyer, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoclanis Carcasson, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 2009 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 2009 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tanga Region
15 Species | Chaerocina usambarensis Darge & Basquin, 2008 | | | Epiphora vicina Darge, 2012 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Micragone amaniana Darge, 2010 | | | Micragone remota Darge, 2005 | | | Microclanis erlangeri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Microclanis ventosus Darge, 2012 | | | Murphyana magambana Darge, 2013 | | | Neoclanis basalis Walker, 1866 | Wounded Hawk | | Nudaurelia kohlli Darge, 2009 | | | Pseudobunaea claryi Darge, 2009 | | | Pseudobunaea santini Darge, 2009 | | | Temnora magambana Darge, 2011 | | | Temnora masungai Darge, 2009 | | | Theretra orpheus Herrich-Scha..., 1854 | Lined Hawk |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Tanga Region | 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 | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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