Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Afghanistan (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 350
2636
5975 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 348
2628
5965 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 342
2621
5958 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 233
2046
4941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 55
670
1500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 55
670
1500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 54
669
1499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
430
975 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
364
781 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
23
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Afghanistan
3 Families width 41 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Afghanistan
23 Genera with 41 Species
| Actias Leach, 1969 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligula Moore, 1865 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbinopsis Staudinger, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eosia Le Cerf, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1887 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1808 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Janomima Aurivillius, 1932 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoclanis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malgassoclanis Carcasson, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudantheraea Weymer, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rethera Rothschild &..., 1853 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Rinaca Moore, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1901 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenoglene Felder, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Afghanistan
41 Species and 3 Subspecies | Actias selene eberti Rougeot, 1969 | | | Andriasa mitchelli Hayes, 1973 | | | Bunaeopsis argilosa Le Cerf, 1911 | | | Caligula bonita (Moore, 1865) | ⇒ Caligula lindia Moore, 1865 | | Caligula hockingii (Moore, 1865) | ⇒ Caligula lindia Moore, 1865 | | Caligula lindia Moore, 1865 | | | Caligula sillemi (Moore, 1865) | ⇒ Caligula lindia Moore, 1865 | | Deilephila rivularis Boisduval, 1875 | Chitral Elephant Hawk Moth | | Dolbina grisea Hampson, 1893 | Mountain Hawkmoth | | Dolbinopsis grisea Hampson, 1892 | | | Eosia crenulata (Fawcett, 1915) | ⇒ Eosia insignis Le Cerf, 1911 | | Hemaris (Hemaris) ducalis Staudinger, 1887 | Pamir bee hawkmoth | | Hyles centralasiae Otto Staudinger, 1887 | | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles hippophaes Esper, 1789 | Sea Thorn Hawk-moth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles nervosa Rothschild &..., 1903 | Ladakh Hawkmoth | | Hyles peplides Christoph, 1894 | | | Hyles peplidis Christoph, 1894 | | | Hyles robertsi Butler, 1880 | Spurge Hawkmoth | | Hyles robertsi elisabethiae Ebert, 1966 | | | Hyles robertsi robertsi Butler, 1880 | | | Hyles zygophylli Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Bean-caper Hawkmoth | | Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Janomima ochrea (Gaede, 1932) | ⇒ Janomima dannfelti Aurivillius, 1893 | | Leptoclanis pulchra Rothschild &..., 1903 | Beautiful Hawk | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Malgassoclanis maculalis Griveaud, 1970 | | | Micragone neonubifera Rougeot, 1979 | | | Orthogonioptilum nimbaense Rougeot, 1962 | | | Pseudantheraea extrema (Dufrane, 1953) | ⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | Pseudobunaea claryi Darge, 2009 | | | Rethera afghanistana Daniel, 1958 | Afghan Madder Hawkmoth | | Rethera albocingulata (BREMER & GREY, 1853) | ⇒ Rethera komarovi Christoph, 1885 | | Rethera amseli Daniel, 1958 | | | Rethera komarovi Christoph, 1885 | | | Rethera rjabovi (BREMER & GREY, 1853) | ⇒ Rethera komarovi Christoph, 1885 | | Rethera roseocingulata (BREMER & GREY, 1853) | ⇒ Rethera komarovi Christoph, 1885 | | Rinaca lindia (Moore, 1865) | ⇒ Caligula lindia Moore, 1865 | | Smerinthus kindermannii Lederer, 1853 | | | Smerinthus obsoleta Staudinger, 1901 | | | Sphingonaepiopsis kuldjaensis Graeser, 1892 | Kuldja Hawkmoth | | Stenoglene aequidistans Strand, 1915 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Afghanistan | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 2
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 | 9
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 12
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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