Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Hawaii (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 394
3465
10550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 391
3458
10542 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 386
3442
10497 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 253
2661
8238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 58
879
2633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 58
879
2633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
876
2630 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
558
1290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
468
961 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
24
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Hawaii
3 Families width 46 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Hawaii
24 Genera with 46 Species
| Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clanis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Endromis Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1894 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1803 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1758 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tinostoma Rothschild &..., 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Hawaii
46 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758 | Tau emperor | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Clanis phalaris Cramer, 1777 | Common velvet hawkmoth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Daphnis torenia Druce, 1882 | Fire eel | | Deilephila nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Endromis versicolora Linnaeus, 1758 | Kentish Glory | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855 | Ceanothus silk moth | | Hyles calida Butler, 1856 | Hawaiian Sphinx | | Hyles calida calida Rothschild &..., 1915 | Hawaiian Sphinx | | Hyles calida hawaiiensis Rothschild &..., 1915 | | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles perkinsi Swezey, 1920 | Perkins' Sphinx | | Hyles wilsoni Rothschild, 1894 | Glossy dovesnail | | Laothoe amurensis Staudinger, 1892 | Aspen Hawk-moth | | Macroglossum adustum Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Macroglossum arimasi Hogenes & Tr..., 1993 | | | Macroglossum backi Eitschberger, 2009 | | | Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875 | Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum pyrrhostictum (Butler, 1875) | ⇒ Macroglossum adustum Rothschild &..., 1916 | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manduca blackburni (Butler, 1880) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | Five Spotted Hawk Moth | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Sphingonaepiopsis pumilio Boisduval, 1875 | Fourspot flounder | | Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 | Larch hawk moth | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth | | Sphinx cingulata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Tinostoma smaragditis Meyrick, 1899 | Fabulous Green Sphinx Moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Hawaii | Family | Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Glory Moths, Kentish Glory | 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 | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 18
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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