Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Hiroshima (Chugoku, Japan)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 149
880
1055 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 149
880
1055 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 138
858
1030 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 105
770
931 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
386
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
386
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 36
386
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
316
368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
305
358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
26
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Hiroshima
5 Families width 28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Hiroshima
26 Genera with 28 Species
| Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ampelophaga BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1861 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apha Walker, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmophthalma Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligula Moore, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callambulyx Rothschild &..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kentrochrysalis Staudinger, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meganoton Boisduval, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oberthueria Kirby, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudandraca Miyata, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodinia Staudinger, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1872 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1921 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Hiroshima
28 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acosmeryx naga Moore, 1858 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx japonica Rothschild, 1894 | | | Ambulyx schauffelbergeri BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Ampelophaga rubiginosa BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai Guérin-Ménev..., 1861 | Japanese oak silk moth | | Apha aequalis Felder, 1874 | | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Caligula japonica Moore, 1862 | Japanese Giant Silkworm | | Callambulyx tatarinovii BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Unmonsuzume | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Dolbina exacta Staudinger, 1892 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Kentrochrysalis consimilis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum saga Butler, 1878 | Grey-tipped hummingbird hawkmoth | | Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782 | | | Marumba gaschkewitschii BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Marumba sperchius Ménétriés, 1857 | | | Meganoton scribae Austaut, 1911 | | | Oberthueria falcigera Butler, 1878 | | | Pseudandraca gracilis Butler, 1885 | | | Rhagastis trilineata Matsumura, 1921 | | | Rhodinia fugax Butler, 1877 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Saturnia japonica (Moore, 1872) | ⇒ Caligula japonica Moore, 1862 | | Smerinthus tokyonis Matsumura, 1921 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Hiroshima | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 15
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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