Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Kerala (South India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 222
1660
3103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 222
1660
3103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 204
1569
2910 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 137
1258
2345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
427
695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 31
427
695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
427
695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
310
519 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
308
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
16
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kerala
3 Families width 24 Species
Genera for Kerala
16 Genera with 24 Species | Actias Leach, 1807 | Asian-American moon moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agnosia Rothschild &..., 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1758 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterote Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pergesa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kerala
24 Species | Actias maenas Doubleday, 1847 | Malaysian moon moth | | Actias selene Hübner, 1807 | Indian Luna Moth | | Agnosia microta Hampson, 1907 | | | Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth | | Angonyx krishna Eitschberger..., 2006 | | | Antheraea paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Antheraea polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | | Attacus taprobanis Moore, 1882 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Dolbina mindanaensis Brechlin, 2009 | | Eupterote fabia Cramer, 1780 | | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Leucophlebia (Leucophlebia) lineata Westwood, 1847 | Large candy-striped hawkmoth | | Macroglossum particolor Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum regulus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Marumba dyras Walker, 1856 | Dull swirled hawkmoth | | Marumba nympha Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra shendurneensis Kunte, 2017 | | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Kerala | 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 | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 12
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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