Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Okinawa Prefecture (Southern Kyushu, Japan)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 352
2714
4173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 352
2714
4173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 337
2656
4080 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 224
2152
3360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 51
673
910 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 51
673
910 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 51
673
910 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
487
672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
437
615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
19
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Okinawa Prefecture
3 Families width 42 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Okinawa Prefecture
19 Genera with 42 Species | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticla Walker, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1903 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gurelca Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parum Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pergesa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1877 | Emperor moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Okinawa Prefecture
42 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acosmeryx castanea Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Acosmeryx naga Moore, 1858 | | | Aglia macropis Lenz, 1925 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Anticla symphora Schaus, 1929 | | | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes xanthus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Dolbina mindanaensis Brechlin, 2009 | | Dolbina tancrei Staudinger, 1887 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | 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 | | 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 diffissa mesosa Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Parum colligata Walker, 1856 | | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Saturnia japonica (Moore, 1872) | ⇒ Caligula japonica Moore, 1862 | | Saturnia jonasi Butler, 1877 | | | 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 silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Okinawa Prefecture | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 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 | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 13
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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