Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Penang (Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 157
769
1064 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 157
769
1064 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 146
738
1019 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 93
610
875 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
258
346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
258
346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
258
346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
204
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
201
278 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
11
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Penang
3 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Penang
11 Genera with 11 Species | Attacus Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnusa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enpinanga Rothschild &..., 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterote Hübner, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ganisa Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pergesa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthulus Huwe, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Penang
11 Species | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Daphnusa ocellaris Walker, 1856 | | | Enpinanga vigens Butler, 1879 | | | Ganisa plana Walker, 1855 | | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Macroglossum sitiene Walker, 1856 | | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Smerinthulus myanmarensis Brechlin, 2000 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Penang | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 2
1 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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