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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