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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Bangladesh (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
192
1369
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
192
1369
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
187
1342
2481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
961
1820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
458
797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
458
797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
458
797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
342
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
335
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
21
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bangladesh
3 Families width 29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths10SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths18SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bangladesh
21 Genera with 29 Species
#ACDELMOPRST
Actias Leach, 1847Asian-American moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1758Tussah moths5SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Dovania Rothschild &..., 19261SpeciesTaxom
Elibia Walker, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Eupterote Hübner, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Loepa Moore, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Pergesa Walker, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Philampelus Harris, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Protoparce Burmeister, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 17803SpeciesTaxom
Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Salassa Moore, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sataspes Moore, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18563SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bangladesh
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Actias maenas Doubleday, 1847Malaysian moon moth
Antheraea (Antheraea) mylitta Drury, 1773Tasar Silkworm
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Antheraea assama (Helfer, 1837)⇒ Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837
Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837Assam Silkmoth
Antheraea paphia (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Antheraea polyphemus Cramer, 1776
Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758Atlas Moth
Cechenena aegrota Butler, 1875Mottled green hawkmoth
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Dovania poecila K. Jordan, 1926Copper Sphinx
Elibia dolichus Westwood, 1847Large banded hawkmoth
Eupanacra mydon Walker, 1856Alocasia hawkmoth
Eupterote undata Blanch., 1844
Loepa katinka Westwood, 1848Golden Emperor Moth
Macroglossum aquila Boisduval, 1875
Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum corythus corythus
Macroglossum sitiene Walker, 1856
Orthogonioptilum bernaudi Darge, 1996
Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779Green pergesa hawkmoth
Psilogramma discistriga (Walker, 1865)⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780
Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856Gray hawk moth
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Rhagastis confusa Rothschild &..., 1903
Salassa lola Westwood, 1847
Sataspes javanica Roepke, 1941
Sataspes tagalica (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Sataspes javanica Roepke, 1941
Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758Levant Hawk Moth
Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Bangladesh
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
14
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



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