Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Kyushu (Japan)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 443
5075
9611 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 442
5074
9611 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 421
4990
9457 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 293
4197
8134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 65
1280
2053 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 65
1280
2053 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 64
1279
2052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
924
1457 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
844
1347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
45
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kyushu
6 Families width 76 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Kyushu
45 Genera with 76 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1853 | Asian-American moon moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1925 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampelophaga BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1861 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticla Walker, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apha Walker, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaea Walker, 1831 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callambulyx Rothschild &..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1903 | Bee Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Clanis Hübner, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 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 | | Gurelca Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hygrochroa Packard, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kentrochrysalis Staudinger, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loepa Moore, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meganoton Boisduval, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neogurelca Hogenes & Tr..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyambulyx Westwood, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parum Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pergesa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllosphingia Swinhoe, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodinia Staudinger, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1877 | Emperor moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1856 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 6 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kyushu
76 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847 | Death's-head Hawk Moth | | Acosmeryx castanea Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Acosmeryx naga Moore, 1858 | | | Actias aliena Butler, 1879 | | | Actias artemis BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Oomizuao | | Aglia japonica Leech, 1889 | | | Aglia macropis Lenz, 1925 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx ochracea Butler, 1885 | Ochreous gliding hawkmoth | | Ampelophaga rubiginosa BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai Guérin-Ménev..., 1861 | Japanese oak silk moth | | Anticla symphora Schaus, 1929 | | | Apha aequalis Felder, 1874 | | | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Brahmaea japonica Butler, 1873 | Japanese Owl Moth | | Brahmaea wallichii Gray, 1831 | | | Callambulyx tatarinovii BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Unmonsuzume | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes xanthus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Clanis bilineata Walker, 1866 | Two-lined velvet hawkmoth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Dolbina mindanaensis Brechlin, 2009 | | 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 | | Gurelca hyas Walker, 1856 | | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Hygrochroa damora Schaus, 1939 | | | Kentrochrysalis consimilis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Loepa katinka Westwood, 1848 | Golden Emperor Moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum bombylans Boisduval, 1875 | Humble bee hawkmoth | | Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum divergens Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum divergens heliophila Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum faro Cramer, 1779 | | | Macroglossum faro faro Cramer, 1779 | | | Macroglossum fritzei Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum heliophila Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum mediovitta Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum neotroglodytus Kitching & C..., 2000 | | | Macroglossum passalus Drury, 1773 | | | Macroglossum poecilum Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875 | Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum saga Butler, 1878 | Grey-tipped hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum sitiene Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782 | | | Manduca diffissa mesosa Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Marumba sperchius Ménétriés, 1857 | | | Meganoton scribae Austaut, 1911 | | | Neogurelca himachala Butler, 1876 | Crisp-banded hawkmoth | | Parum colligata Walker, 1856 | | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Phyllosphingia dissimilis Bremer, 1861 | | | Polyptychus chinensis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | 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 | | Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758 | Levant Hawk Moth | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra japonica Boisduval, 1869 | | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Kyushu | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 3
3 | 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
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 30
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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