Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Kedah (Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 74
356
583 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 74
356
583 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 64
329
548 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 51
311
529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 14
172
365 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
172
365 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 14
172
365 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
127
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
126
289 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 1
10
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kedah
1 Family width 11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Kedah
10 Genera with 11 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1887 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnusa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elibia Walker, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meganoton Boisduval, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kedah
11 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acosmeryx shervillii Boisduval, 1875 | Dull forest hawkmoth | | Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth | | Ambulyx pryeri Distant, 1887 | | | Ambulyx pryeri pryeri Distant, 1887 | | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnusa ocellaris Walker, 1856 | | | Elibia dolichus Westwood, 1847 | Large banded hawkmoth | | Eupanacra busiris Walker, 1856 | Green rippled hawkmoth | | Macroglossum passalus Drury, 1773 | | | Meganoton nyctiphanes Walker, 1856 | | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra silhetensis silhetensis Walker, 1856 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Kedah
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