Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region East Asia (Far East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 1146
26296
148959 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 1142
26273
148905 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 1054
25859
147577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 627
19594
119086 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 99
5451
26051 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 96
5430
25997 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 91
5404
25833 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 36
3586
17310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 30
3206
14977 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 8
154
557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for East Asia
8 Families width 557 Species and 167 Subspecies
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in East Asia | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 28
67 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 6
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Glory Moths, Kentish Glory | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 6
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mirinidae
Kozlov, 1985
| 1
2 | 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 | 27
112 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 84
338 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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