Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Voi (Taita-Taveta County, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 47
93
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 47
93
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 47
93
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 41
86
101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
45
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
45
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
45
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
36
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
35
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
13
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Voi
2 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Voi
13 Genera with 13 Species | Callosphingia Rothschild &..., 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campimoptilum Karsch, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceridia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophostethus Butler, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Microclanis Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poliana W. Rothschil..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poliodes Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Voi
13 Species | Callosphingia circe Fawcett, 1915 | | | Campimoptilum hollandi Butler, 1898 | | | Ceridia mira Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Leucostrophus hirundo (Gerstaecker, 1871) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas, 1849 | Arrow Sphinx | | Microclanis erlangeri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Poliana micra Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Poliodes roseicornis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus unilineata Clark, 1935 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Voi | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 12
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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