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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Badulla (Uva Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
60
115
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
60
115
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
49
96
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
43
88
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
49
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
49
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
49
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
43
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
42
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Badulla
2 Families width 5 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Badulla
5 Genera with 5 Species
Actias Leach, 1807Asian-American moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Leucophlebia Westwood, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 17801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Badulla
5 Species
Actias selene Hübner, 1807Indian Luna Moth
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Leucophlebia (Leucophlebia) lineata Westwood, 1847Large candy-striped hawkmoth
Nephele hespera Fabricius, 1775Crepuscular hawkmoth
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Badulla
FamilySaturniidae
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

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov