Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Zanzibar Archipelago (Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 173
726
1001 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 173
726
1001 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 168
718
993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 106
577
831 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
210
303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
210
303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
208
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
165
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
161
245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
24
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Zanzibar Archipelago
3 Families width 42 Species and 8 Subspecies
Genera for Zanzibar Archipelago
24 Genera with 42 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atemnora Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Decachorda Aurivillius, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lichenopteryx Felder, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Murphyana Bouyer, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1920 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophaea Jordan, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 2004 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 1907 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodopteriana Bouyer, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagoropsis Felder, 2022 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Zanzibar Archipelago
42 Species and 8 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856 | Contrary Polyptychus | | Andriasa contraria contraria Walker, 1856 | | | Atemnora westermannii Boisduval, 1875 | Westermann´s Humming Bird | | Basiothia aureata Karsch, 1891 | Gold Dotted Temnora | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | Cabbage Tree Emperor Moth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Decachorda fulvia Druce, 1886 | | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) anna Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Gonimbrasia anna anna Maassen, 1885 | | | Gonimbrasia zambesina Walker, 1865 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion roseipennis Butler, 1882 | Small Striped Hawk | | Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | Swallow Hawk | | Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874 | | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Murphyana sommereri Darge, 2013 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele argentifera Walker, 1856 | Silver Barred Nephele | | Nephele bipartita Butler, 1878 | Blotched Nephele | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Nephele peneus Cramer, 1776 | Three Spotte Nephele | | Nephele rosae illustris Jordan, 1920 | | | Pantophaea favillacea Walker, 1866 | Fine Streaked Hawk | | Polyptychus corydoni | | | Polyptychus coryndoni Rothschild &..., 1903 | Coryndon´s Polyptychus | | Polyptychus grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Polyptychus obtusus Darge, 2004 | | | Pseudobunaea epithyrena Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Pseudobunaea epithyrena epithyrena Maassen, 1885 | | | Pseudobunaea epithyrena melinde Maassen, 1885 | | | Pseudobunaea irius Fabricius, 1793 | | | Pseudobunaea morlandi Rothschild, 1907 | | | Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Rhodopteriana rhodoptera Gerstaecker, 1871 | | | Tagoropsis flavinata Walker, 1865 | | | Tagoropsis flavinata flavinata Walker, 1865 | | | Tagoropsis sabulosa Rothschild, 1907 | | | Tagoropsis sabulosa zanzibarica Spitsyn & Bo..., 2022 | | | Temnora elegans Rothschild, 1895 | Elegant Temnora | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Temnora marginata Walker, 1856 | Marginate Temnora | | Theretra capensis Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Hawk | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 | | Xanthopan morganii morganii Walker, 1856 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Zanzibar Archipelago | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | 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
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 16
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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