Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Andaman and Nicobar Islands (South India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 174
706
1021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 174
706
1021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 162
675
976 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 103
551
823 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
172
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
172
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
172
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
125
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
119
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
10
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2 Families width 20 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
10 Genera with 20 Species | Ambulyx Westwood, 1858 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Amplypterus Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1859 | Tussah moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antinephele Holland, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clanis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enpinanga Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
20 Species and 2 Subspecies | Ambulyx chinensis (Moore, 1858) | ⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | | Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth | | Ambulyx nubila (Moore, 1858) | ⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | | Ambulyx subocellata (Felder, 1874) | ⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | | Ambulyx thwaitesii (Moore, 1858) | ⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | | Ambulyx turbata (Moore, 1858) | ⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | | Amplypterus panopus Cramer, 1779 | Mango hawkmoth | | Angonyx emilia (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892 | | Angonyx menghaiensis (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892 | | Angonyx testacea Walker, 1856 | Northern dark-green hawkmoth | | Antheraea (Antheraea) helferi Moore, 1859 | | | Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892 | Dingy Antinephele | | Clanis phalaris Cramer, 1777 | Common velvet hawkmoth | | Enpinanga assamensis Walker, 1856 | Assam hawkmoth | | Marumba dyras dyras Walker, 1865 | | | Polyptychus trilineatus mincopicus Jordan, 1930 | | | Psilogramma andamanica Brechlin, 2001 | | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Psilogramma melanomera (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 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 | 9
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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