Checklist for Tribe Acherontiini Boisduval, 1875
and region China (East Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 999
16363
78101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 996
16356
78088 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 922
16029
77370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 543
11801
60222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3395
12660 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 83
3379
12640 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 80
3361
12516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 32
2326
8722 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 28
2103
7702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 8
127
385 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 71
239 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths | 8
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Acherontiini
Boisduval, 1875
| 3
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for China
3 Genera with 7 Species
Species list for China
7 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847 | Death's-head Hawk Moth | | Acherontia styx medusa Moore, , 1858 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius ichangensis (Tutt, 1904) | ⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Agrius peitaihoensis (Clark, 1922) | ⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Megacorma obliqua Walker, 1856 | Black-belted hawkmoth |
Links, sources and further information Acherontiini at itis.gov
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