Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Ratnapura (Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 110
320
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 110
320
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 97
285
328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 64
241
279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
167
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
167
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
167
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
136
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
134
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
10
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ratnapura
3 Families width 12 Species
Genera for Ratnapura
10 Genera with 12 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1807 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterote Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megacorma W. Rothschil..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ratnapura
12 Species | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Actias selene Hübner, 1807 | Indian Luna Moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Daphnis layardii Moore, 1882 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Eupterote hibisci Fabricius, 1775 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Macroglossum mitchellii Boisduval, 1875 | | | Marumba dyras Walker, 1856 | Dull swirled hawkmoth | | Megacorma obliqua Walker, 1856 | Black-belted hawkmoth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Ratnapura | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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