Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Kanto (Honshu, Japan)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 469
5289
8946 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 469
5289
8946 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 445
5195
8804 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 303
4425
7648 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 66
1542
2638 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 65
1541
2637 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 64
1540
2635 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1070
1880 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
964
1587 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
41
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kanto
6 Families width 64 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Kanto
41 Genera with 64 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1877 | Asian-American moon moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1853 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ampelophaga BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1861 | Tussah moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anticla Walker, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apha Walker, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaea Walker, 1831 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caligula Moore, 1877 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callambulyx Rothschild &..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clanis Hübner, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1856 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kentrochrysalis Staudinger, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1857 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Meganoton Boisduval, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neogurelca Hogenes & Tr..., 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oberthueria Kirby, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllosphingia Swinhoe, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudandraca Miyata, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodinia Staudinger, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rinaca Moore, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1877 | Emperor moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1921 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kanto
64 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acosmeryx castanea Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Acosmeryx naga Moore, 1858 | | | Actias aliena Butler, 1879 | | | Actias artemis BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Oomizuao | | Actias gnoma Butler, 1877 | Japanese moon moth | | Aglia japonica Leech, 1889 | | | Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758 | Tau emperor | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx japonica Rothschild, 1894 | | | Ambulyx ochracea Butler, 1885 | Ochreous gliding hawkmoth | | Ambulyx schauffelbergeri BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Ampelophaga rubiginosa BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Ampelophaga rubiginosa rubiginosa BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai Guérin-Ménev..., 1861 | Japanese oak silk moth | | Anticla symphora Schaus, 1929 | | | Apha aequalis Felder, 1874 | | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Brahmaea japonica Butler, 1873 | Japanese Owl Moth | | Brahmaea wallichii Gray, 1831 | | | Caligula boisduvalii (Eversmann, 1847) | ⇒ Caligula jonasi Butler, 1877 | | Caligula japonica Moore, 1862 | Japanese Giant Silkworm | | Caligula jonasii Butler, 1877 | | | Callambulyx tatarinovii BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Unmonsuzume | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Clanis bilineata Walker, 1866 | Two-lined velvet hawkmoth | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Dolbina exacta Staudinger, 1892 | | | Dolbina tancrei Staudinger, 1887 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) radians Walker, 1856 | | | Kentrochrysalis consimilis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum bombylans Boisduval, 1875 | Humble bee hawkmoth | | Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875 | Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum saga Butler, 1878 | Grey-tipped hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782 | | | Marumba gaschkewitschii BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Marumba gaschkewitschii echephron Boisduval, , 1875 | | | Marumba jankowskii Oberthur, 1880 | | | Marumba sperchius Ménétriés, 1857 | | | Meganoton analis Felder, 1874 | Grey double-bristled hawkmoth | | Meganoton scribae Austaut, 1911 | | | Neogurelca himachala Butler, 1876 | Crisp-banded hawkmoth | | Oberthueria falcigera Butler, 1878 | | | Phyllosphingia dissimilis Bremer, 1861 | | | Pseudandraca gracilis Butler, 1885 | | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Rhagastis mongoliana Butler, 1876 | | | Rhagastis trilineata Matsumura, 1921 | | | Rhodinia fugax Butler, 1877 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Saturnia japonica (Moore, 1872) | ⇒ Caligula japonica Moore, 1862 | | Saturnia jonasi Butler, 1877 | | | Smerinthus planus Walker, 1856 | Cherry horn worm | | Smerinthus tokyonis Matsumura, 1921 | | | Sphinx caligineus Butler, 1877 | | | Sphinx constricta Butler, 1885 | | | Sphinx crassistriga Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Theretra japonica Boisduval, 1869 | | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Kanto | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm 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 | 9
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 25
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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