Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Goa (West India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 91
350
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 90
349
446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 82
330
425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 56
260
305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
125
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
125
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
125
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
107
124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
107
124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Goa
3 Families width 14 Species
Genera for Goa
12 Genera with 14 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1807 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Compsulyx Holloway, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ganisa Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pergesa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Goa
14 Species | Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847 | Death's-head Hawk Moth | | Actias selene Hübner, 1807 | Indian Luna Moth | | Ambulyx matti Jordan, 1923 | | | Attacus taprobanis Moore, 1882 | | | Compsulyx cochereaui Viette, 1971 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Ganisa postica Walker, 1855 | | | Leucophlebia (Indiaphlebia) emittens Walker, 1866 | | | Marumba dyras Walker, 1856 | Dull swirled hawkmoth | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Goa | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 9
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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