Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Bhutan (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 205
1532
2897 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 205
1532
2897 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 198
1516
2881 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 138
1363
2673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
693
1300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
693
1300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
692
1298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
550
1066 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
515
1020 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
29
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Bhutan
5 Families width 39 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Bhutan
29 Genera with 39 Species #ABCDELMNPST
| Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1807 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Antheraea Hübner, 1819 | Tussah moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeoattacus Watson, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1847 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaea Walker, 1831 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Caligula Moore, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechetra Zolotuhin & ..., 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Comparmustilia | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Craspedortha Mell, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricula Walker, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dahira Moore, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Elibia Walker, 1856 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ernolatia Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Langia Moore, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loepa Moore, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mustilia Walker, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neogurelca Hogenes & Tr..., 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Pseudojana Hampson, 1893 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Salassa Moore, 2009 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sataspes Moore, 1941 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1847 | Emperor moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 2010 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Bhutan
39 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acosmeryx omissa Rothschild &..., 1903 | Obscure forest hawkmoth | | Acosmeryx pseudonaga (Boisduval, 1875) | ⇒ Acosmeryx socrates Boisduval, 1875 | | Acosmeryx sericeus Walker, 1865 | Silky forest hawkmoth | | Actias selene selene Hübner, 1807 | | | Ambulyx ochracea Butler, 1885 | Ochreous gliding hawkmoth | | Ambulyx sericeipennis Butler, 1875 | | | Angonyx testacea Walker, 1856 | Northern dark-green hawkmoth | | Archaeoattacus edwardsii White, 1859 | | | Bombyx huttoni Westwood, 1847 | | | Brahmaea conchifera (Gray, 1831) | ⇒ Brahmaea wallichi Gray, 1831 | | Brahmaea wallichi Gray, 1831 | | | Brahmaea wallichii Gray, 1831 | | | Caligula lindia Moore, 1865 | | | Cechetra bryki Ivshin, Krut..., 2018 | | | Comparmustilia sphingiformis | | | Craspedortha porphyria Butler, 1876 | Purple hawkmoth | | Cricula andrei (Jordan, 1909) | ⇒ Cricula trifenestrata Helfer, 1837 | | Dahira marisae Schnitzler &..., 2009 | | | Deilephila elpenor macromera ♰ Butler, 1875 | Large elephant hawkmoth | | Ernolatia moorei Hutton, 1865 | | | Langia zenzeroides Moore, 1872 | | | Loepa diffunoccidentalis Brechlin, 2010 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Marumba sperchius Ménétriés, 1857 | | | Mustilia (Mustilia) falcipennis Walker, 1865 | | | Mustilia (Mustilia) sphingiformis Moore, 1879 | | | Mustilia (Smerkata) phaeopera Hampson, 1910 | | | Neogurelca himachala Butler, 1876 | Crisp-banded hawkmoth | | Neogurelca himachala himachala Butler, 1876 | | | Salassa meisteri Brechlin, 2010 | | | Salassa pararoyi Brechlin, 2009 | | | Samia canningii Hutton, 1859 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Sataspes infernalis (Westwood, 1847) | ⇒ Sataspes javanica Roepke, 1941 | | Sataspes javanica Roepke, 1941 | | | Saturnia (Rinaca) anna (Moore, 1865) | ⇒ Caligula cachara Moore, 1872 | | Saturnia simla Westwood, 1847 | | | Theretra boisduvalii Bugnion, 1839 | | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra tibetiana Vaglia & Hax..., 2010 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Bhutan | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 1
0 | 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 | 9
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 14
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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