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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
7763
24724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
7759
24718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
493
7662
24448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
320
6341
21595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2080
8035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2077
8031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2069
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1447
6383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1325
6092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
6
125
747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
6 Families width 747 Species and 75 Subspecies
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths13SpeciesTaxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892Brahmin Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths75SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths386SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths254SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Tanzania
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
2
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBrahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths
1
15
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
15
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
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
49
386
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
57
254
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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