Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Uluguru Mountains (Morogoro Region, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 67
214
255 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 67
214
255 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 57
194
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 48
179
210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
71
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
71
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
71
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
53
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
51
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
13
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Uluguru Mountains
2 Families width 14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Uluguru Mountains
13 Genera with 14 Species | Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centroctena Rothschild &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaurelia Rothschild, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagoropsiella Darge, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Uluguru Mountains
14 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acanthosphinx guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Widow Sphinx | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Basiothia aureata Karsch, 1891 | Gold Dotted Temnora | | Bunaeopsis chromata Darge, 2003 | | | Centroctena imitans Butler, 1882 | Toothed Cream Stripe | | Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907 | | | Lophostethus dumolinii dumolinii Angas, 1849 | | | Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878 | Blotched Nephele | | Nudaurelia bundukuensis Darge, 2014 | | | Polyptychus guessfeldti | | | Pseudobunaea bondwana Darge, 2009 | | | Tagoropsiella expansa Darge, 2008 | | | Temnora neodentata Darge, 2011 | | | Temnora uluguru Darge, 2004 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Uluguru Mountains | 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 | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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