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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Langkawi (Kedah, Malaysia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
29
145
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
29
145
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
28
143
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
26
141
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
10
109
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
10
109
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
10
109
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
76
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
75
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Langkawi
1 Family width 5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Langkawi
5 Genera with 5 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Daphnusa Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Elibia Walker, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Langkawi
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798Bee robber
Acosmeryx shervillii Boisduval, 1875Dull forest hawkmoth
Daphnusa ocellaris Walker, 1856
Elibia dolichus Westwood, 1847Large banded hawkmoth
Theretra silhetensis silhetensis Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Langkawi
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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