Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Chiba (Kanto, Japan)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 289
2132
2782 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 289
2132
2782 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 278
2092
2728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 192
1826
2410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
539
650 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
539
650 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
538
649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
402
502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
363
456 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
28
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Chiba
6 Families width 36 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Chiba
28 Genera with 36 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1853 | Asian-American moon moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampelophaga BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticla Walker, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apha Walker, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaea Walker, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callambulyx Rothschild &..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clanis Hübner, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1878 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meganoton Boisduval, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1877 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1856 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Chiba
36 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acosmeryx castanea Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Acosmeryx naga Moore, 1858 | | | Actias aliena Butler, 1879 | | | Actias artemis BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Oomizuao | | Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758 | Tau emperor | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx schauffelbergeri BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Ampelophaga rubiginosa BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Anticla symphora Schaus, 1929 | | | Apha aequalis Felder, 1874 | | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Brahmaea japonica Butler, 1873 | Japanese Owl Moth | | Callambulyx tatarinovii BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Unmonsuzume | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Clanis bilineata Walker, 1866 | Two-lined velvet hawkmoth | | Dolbina tancrei Staudinger, 1887 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Macroglossum bombylans Boisduval, 1875 | Humble bee hawkmoth | | Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875 | Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum saga Butler, 1878 | Grey-tipped hummingbird hawkmoth | | Marumba gaschkewitschii BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Marumba sperchius Ménétriés, 1857 | | | Meganoton analis Felder, 1874 | Grey double-bristled hawkmoth | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Rhagastis mongoliana Butler, 1876 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Saturnia jonasi Butler, 1877 | | | Smerinthus planus Walker, 1856 | Cherry horn worm | | Sphinx caligineus Butler, 1877 | | | Sphinx crassistriga Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Theretra japonica Boisduval, 1869 | | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Chiba | 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 | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm 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 | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 19
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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