Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Guangdong (South-central China, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 245
1427
2820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 245
1427
2820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 229
1375
2752 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 147
1025
2077 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
303
401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
303
401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 36
303
401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
240
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
237
316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
23
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Guangdong
4 Families width 23 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Guangdong
23 Genera with 23 Species
| Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1862 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andraca Walker, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1837 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argema Wallengren, 1897 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clanis Hübner, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Comparmustilia | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cypoides Matsumura, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterote Hübner, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loepa Moore, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodoprasina Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sataspes Moore, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthulus Huwe, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1856 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trilocha Moore, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Guangdong
23 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acosmeryx castanea Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Actias ningpoana Fielder, 1862 | Chinese moon moth | | Andraca (Chrypathemola) theae Matsumura, 1909 | | | Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837 | Assam Silkmoth | | Argema dubernardi Oberthür, 1897 | | | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Clanis undulosa Moore, 1879 | | | Cypoides chinensis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Leucophlebia (Leucophlebia) lineata Westwood, 1847 | Large candy-striped hawkmoth | | Loepa katinka Westwood, 1848 | Golden Emperor Moth | | Macroglossum passalus Drury, 1773 | | | Macroglossum sitiene Walker, 1856 | | | Marumba gaschkewitschii complacens Walker, 1865 | | | Marumba sperchius Ménétriés, 1857 | | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Sataspes tagalica (Boisduval, 1875) | ⇒ Sataspes javanica Roepke, 1941 | | Smerinthulus perversa pallidus Mell, 1922 | | | Smerinthus planus Walker, 1856 | Cherry horn worm | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | | | Theretra pallicosta Walker, 1856 | White-edged hunter hawkmoth | | Trilocha varians Moore, 1855 | Greenish silk-moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Guangdong | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 1
0 | 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 | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 14
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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