Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Kandy (Central Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 154
481
633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 154
481
633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 139
441
569 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 88
363
470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
183
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
183
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
183
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
145
197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
141
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
9
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kandy
2 Families width 11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Kandy
9 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Kandy
11 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Actias selene Hübner, 1807 | Indian Luna Moth | | Attacus taprobanis Moore, 1882 | | | Daphnis minima Butler, 1876 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Megacorma obliqua Walker, 1856 | Black-belted hawkmoth | | Megacorma obliqua obliqua Walker, 1856 | | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Polyptychus trilineatus luteatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Theretra japonica Boisduval, 1869 | | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Kandy | 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 | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov
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