Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Karnataka (South India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 232
1417
2486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 232
1417
2486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 216
1374
2422 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 134
1030
1790 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
385
676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
385
676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
385
676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
267
460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
263
456 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
14
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Karnataka
2 Families width 19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Karnataka
14 Genera with 19 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1807 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clanis Hübner, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Karnataka
19 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847 | Death's-head Hawk Moth | | Actias selene Hübner, 1807 | Indian Luna Moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Clanis bilineata Walker, 1866 | Two-lined velvet hawkmoth | | Clanis phalaris phalaris Cramer, 1777 | | | Clanis titan Rothschild &..., 1903 | Scarce velvet hawkmoth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Leucophlebia (Indiaphlebia) emittens Walker, 1866 | | | Macroglossum regulus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Marumba nympha Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele hespera Fabricius, 1775 | Crepuscular hawkmoth | | Polyptychus dentatus Cramer, 1777 | Straight-lined crenulate hawkmoth | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Theretra gnoma Fabricius, 1775 | | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Karnataka | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 13
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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