Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Akita (Tohoku, Japan)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 184
1593
2294 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 184
1593
2294 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 173
1556
2240 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 140
1452
2125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
881
1339 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
881
1339 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
881
1339 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
704
1111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
674
1067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
24
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Akita
5 Families width 31 Species
Genera for Akita
24 Genera with 31 Species
| Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1879 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ampelophaga BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apha Walker, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaea Walker, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clanis Hübner, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kentrochrysalis Staudinger, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meganoton Boisduval, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oberthueria Kirby, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1877 | Emperor moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1921 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Akita
31 Species | Acosmeryx naga Moore, 1858 | | | Actias aliena Butler, 1879 | | | Aglia japonica Leech, 1889 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx ochracea Butler, 1885 | Ochreous gliding hawkmoth | | Ambulyx schauffelbergeri BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Ampelophaga rubiginosa BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Apha aequalis Felder, 1874 | | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Brahmaea japonica Butler, 1873 | Japanese Owl Moth | | Clanis bilineata Walker, 1866 | Two-lined velvet hawkmoth | | Deilephila askoldensis Oberthür, 1879 | | | Dolbina exacta Staudinger, 1892 | | | Dolbina tancrei Staudinger, 1887 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Kentrochrysalis consimilis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875 | Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum saga Butler, 1878 | Grey-tipped hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Marumba jankowskii Oberthur, 1880 | | | Meganoton analis Felder, 1874 | Grey double-bristled hawkmoth | | Oberthueria falcigera Butler, 1878 | | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Rhagastis mongoliana Butler, 1876 | | | Rhagastis trilineata Matsumura, 1921 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Saturnia japonica (Moore, 1872) | ⇒ Caligula japonica Moore, 1862 | | Saturnia jonasi Butler, 1877 | | | Smerinthus planus Walker, 1856 | Cherry horn worm | | Smerinthus tokyonis Matsumura, 1921 | | | Theretra japonica Boisduval, 1869 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Akita | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 1
1 | Genus
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
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 15
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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