Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Fukushima (Tohoku, Japan)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 167
985
1305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 167
985
1305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 152
953
1270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 126
874
1186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
221
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
221
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
221
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
189
226 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
156
185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
15
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Fukushima
3 Families width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Fukushima
15 Genera with 16 Species | Actias Leach, 1853 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampelophaga BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kentrochrysalis Staudinger, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meganoton Boisduval, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oberthueria Kirby, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllosphingia Swinhoe, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quentalia Schaus, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1856 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Fukushima
16 Species and 1 Subspecies | Actias artemis BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Oomizuao | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ampelophaga rubiginosa BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Kentrochrysalis consimilis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782 | | | Meganoton scribae Austaut, 1911 | | | Oberthueria falcigera Butler, 1878 | | | Phyllosphingia dissimilis Bremer, 1861 | | | Quentalia maevia Druce, 1898 | | | Smerinthus planus Walker, 1856 | Cherry horn worm | | Sphinx caligineus Butler, 1877 | | | Theretra japonica Boisduval, 1869 | | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Fukushima | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 3
3 | Genera
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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 10
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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