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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
89
244
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
89
244
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
220
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
203
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
118
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
118
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
118
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
82
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
79
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
1 Family width 3 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
2 Genera with 3 Species
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18562SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
3 Species
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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