Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Maharashtra (West India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 227
1382
2184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 227
1382
2184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 216
1333
2101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 130
992
1525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
486
685 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
486
685 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
485
684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
347
491 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
342
484 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
25
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Maharashtra
4 Families width 43 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Maharashtra
25 Genera with 43 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1807 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agnosia Rothschild &..., 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1758 | Tussah moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clanis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricula Walker, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterote Hübner, 1844 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gunda Walker, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loepa Moore, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nisaga Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Trilocha Moore, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Maharashtra
43 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 | | Agnosia orneus Westwood, 1847 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx substrigilis Westwood, 1847 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) mylitta Drury, 1773 | Tasar Silkworm | | Antheraea paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Antheraea polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Attacus taprobanis Moore, 1882 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Clanis phalaris Cramer, 1777 | Common velvet hawkmoth | | Cricula trifenestrata Helfer, 1837 | Cricula Silkmoth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Dolbina mindanaensis Brechlin, 2009 | | Eupterote mollifera Walker, 1865 | | | Eupterote undata Blanch., 1844 | | | Gunda javanica Moore, 1872 | | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion rafflesii Moore, 1858 | | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Leucophlebia (Indiaphlebia) emittens Walker, 1866 | | | Loepa katinka Westwood, 1848 | Golden Emperor Moth | | Macroglossum assimilis Swainson, 1821 | | | Macroglossum heliophila heliophila Boisduval, 1875 | | | Marumba dyras Walker, 1856 | Dull swirled hawkmoth | | Marumba nympha Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele hespera Fabricius, 1775 | Crepuscular hawkmoth | | Nisaga simplex Walker, 1855 | | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Psilogramma vates (Butler, 1875) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758 | Levant Hawk Moth | | Theretra castanea Moore, 1872 | | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra gnoma Fabricius, 1775 | | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra pallicosta Walker, 1856 | White-edged hunter hawkmoth | | Trilocha varians Moore, 1855 | Greenish silk-moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Maharashtra | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 2
3 | Genera
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 | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 16
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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