Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Tanganyika (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 152
504
755 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 151
503
754 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 147
492
741 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 98
369
576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
183
286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
183
286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
182
285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
131
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
128
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
17
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tanganyika
2 Families width 25 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Tanganyika
17 Genera with 25 Species | Adafroptilum Darge, 2003 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Afrosphinx Carcasson, 1927 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athletes Karsch, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aurivillius Packard, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 1901 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Praedora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudaphelia Kirby, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rufoclanis Carcasson, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tanganyika
25 Species and 4 Subspecies | Adafroptilum incana Sonthonnax, 1899 | | | Adafroptilum scheveni Darge, 2003 | | | Afrosphinx amabilis Jordan, 1911 | Scarce Polyptychus | | Afrosphinx occidens (Clark, 1927) | ⇒ Afrosphinx amabilis Jordan, 1911 | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Athletes gigas Sonthonnax, 1902 | | | Aurivillius oberthueri Bouvier, 1927 | | | Bunaeopsis ferruginea Bouvier, 1927 | | | Bunaeopsis schoenheiti Wichgraff, 1914 | | | Epiphora nubilosa Testout, 1938 | | | Ludia hansali Felder, 1874 | | | Ludia tanganyikae (Strand, 1911) | ⇒ Ludia hansali Felder, 1874 | | Neopolyptychus compar compar Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Neopolyptychus convexus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nudaurelia mpalensis Sonthonnax, 1899 | | | Nudaurelia rectilineata Sonthonnax, 1901 | | | Platysphinx piabilis Distant, 1897 | Measly Hawk | | Platysphinx piabillis Distant, 1897 | | | Polyptychoides erosus Jordan, 1923 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Praedora plagiata Rothschild &..., 1903 | Speckled Hawk | | Pseudaphelia draudti (Bryk, 1939) | ⇒ Pseudaphelia flava Bouvier, 1930 | | Rufoclanis maccleeryi Carcasson, 1968 | | | Rufoclanis numosae subjectus Walker, 1869 | | | Temnora natalis Walker, 1856 | Natal Temnora |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Tanganyika | 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 | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 9
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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