Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Pakistan (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 341
2929
6219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 341
2929
6219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 331
2905
6186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 221
2258
4905 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
817
1581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
817
1581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
817
1581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
591
1241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
552
1172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
43
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Pakistan
5 Families width 72 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Pakistan
43 Genera with 72 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1969 | Asian-American moon moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Adeloneivaia Travassos, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ampelophaga BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anambulyx Rothschild &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 0 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1847 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaea Walker, 1831 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callambulyx Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cechetra Zolotuhin & ..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clanidopsis Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clanis Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 2009 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterote Hübner, 1844 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ganisa Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1856 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1998 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Jilinga Dalman, 2018 | Bee hawk-moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Langia Moore, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phanoxyla Rothschild &..., 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rethera Rothschild &..., 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sataspes Moore, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1865 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1853 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Pakistan
72 Species and 6 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847 | Death's-head Hawk Moth | | Acherontia styx styx Westwood, 1847 | | | Acosmeryx naga Moore, 1858 | | | Actias neidhoeferi Ong & Yu, 1968 | | | Actias ningpoana Fielder, 1862 | Chinese moon moth | | Actias selene Hübner, 1807 | Indian Luna Moth | | Actias selene eberti Rougeot, 1969 | | | Adeloneivaia acuta Schaus, 1896 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx lahora Butler, 1875 | | | Ambulyx schauffelbergeri BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Ampelophaga khasiana Rothschild, 1895 | | | Ampelophaga rubiginosa BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Anambulyx elwesi Druce, 1882 | Elwes' pink-and-green hawkmoth | | Automeris larra larra | | | Bombyx huttoni Westwood, 1847 | | | Brahmaea hearseyi White, 1862 | | | Brahmaea wallichii Gray, 1831 | | | Cechenena lineosa Walker, 1856 | Striped green hawkmoth | | Cechenena mirabilis Butler, 1875 | Emerald green hawkmoth | | Cechetra lineosa Walker, 1856 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Clanidopsis exusta Butler, 1875 | White streaked hawkmoth | | Clanis deucalion Walker, 1856 | Three-lined velvet hawkmoth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila rivularis Boisduval, 1875 | Chitral Elephant Hawk Moth | | Dolbina grisea Hampson, 1893 | Mountain Hawkmoth | | Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Dolbina mindanaensis Brechlin, 2009 | | Dolbina luzonensis Brechlin, 2009 | | | Dolbina mindanaensis Brechlin, 2009 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eupterote undata Blanch., 1844 | | | Eupterote undulata Blanchard, 1844 | | | Ganisa plana Walker, 1855 | | | Hemaris (Hemaris) saundersi Walker, 1856 | | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hyles centralasiae Otto Staudinger, 1887 | | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles hippophaes Esper, 1789 | Sea Thorn Hawk-moth | | Hyles hippophaes bienerti Staudinger, 1874 | | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles nervosa Rothschild &..., 1903 | Ladakh Hawkmoth | | Hyles robertsi Butler, 1880 | Spurge Hawkmoth | | Hyles robertsi robertsi Butler, 1880 | | | Hyles stroehlei Eitschberger..., 1998 | Hindu Kush Hawkmoth | | Jilinga gopii Singh-Pruthi, 1936 | | | Jilinga neelumensis Naveed & Zhang, 2018 | | | Jilinga truncata Naveed & Zhang, 2018 | | | Langia zenzeroides Moore, 1872 | | | Leucophlebia (Indiaphlebia) emittens Walker, 1866 | | | Macroglossum belis Linnaeus, 1758 | Common hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum heliophila heliophila Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum nycteris Kollar, 1844 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Marumba dyras Walker, 1856 | Dull swirled hawkmoth | | Nephele hespera Fabricius, 1775 | Crepuscular hawkmoth | | Phanoxyla rhagastis Rothschild &..., 1902 | | | Polyptychus trilineatus Moore, 1888 | | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Psilogramma vates (Butler, 1875) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Rethera brandti Bang-Haas, 1937 | Lesser Madder Hawkmoth | | Rhagastis olivacea Moore, 1872 | Olive mottled hawkmoth | | Samia canningii Hutton, 1859 | | | Sataspes javanica Roepke, 1941 | | | Sataspes scotti Jordan, 1926 | | | Sataspes tagalica (Boisduval, 1875) | ⇒ Sataspes javanica Roepke, 1941 | | Saturnia lindia Moore, 1865 | | | Smerinthus kindermannii Lederer, 1853 | | | Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758 | Levant Hawk Moth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Pakistan | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 1
2 | Genus
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 | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 33
58 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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