Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Sabah (Malaysia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 344
2901
6842 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 344
2901
6842 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 327
2836
6740 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 208
2174
5400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
707
1163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
707
1163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 43
707
1163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
581
991 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
568
974 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
44
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sabah
5 Families width 86 Species and 12 Subspecies
Genera for Sabah
44 Genera with 86 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1875 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1847 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1919 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Amplypterus Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1927 | Tussah moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeoattacus Watson, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1929 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaea Walker, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cechetra Zolotuhin & ..., 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cerberonoton Zolotuhin & ..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricula Walker, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cypa Walker, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dahira Moore, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnusa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Elibia Walker, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enpinanga Rothschild &..., 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1923 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterote Hübner, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gunda Walker, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lemaireia Nässig & Hol..., 1880 | Moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loepa Moore, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1936 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Megacorma W. Rothschil..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meganoton Boisduval, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Melanothrix Felder, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mustilizans J.K. Yang, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocinara Walker, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penicillifera Dierl, 1976 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pergesa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthulus Huwe, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 13 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sabah
86 Species and 12 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Acosmeryx pseudomissa Mell, 1922 | | | Acosmeryx pseudonaga (Boisduval, 1875) | ⇒ Acosmeryx socrates Boisduval, 1875 | | Actias maenas Doubleday, 1847 | Malaysian moon moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx canescens Walker, 1865 | | | Ambulyx clavata Jordan, 1929 | | | Ambulyx joiceyi Clark, 1923 | | | Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth | | Ambulyx obliterata Rothschild, 1920 | | | Ambulyx pryeri Distant, 1887 | | | Ambulyx pryeri pryeri Distant, 1887 | | | Ambulyx sericeipennis Butler, 1875 | | | Ambulyx substrigilis Westwood, 1847 | | | Ambulyx substrigilis substrigilis Westwood, 1847 | Dark-based gliding hawkmoth | | Ambulyx tattina Jordan, 1919 | | | Amplypterus panopus Cramer, 1779 | Mango hawkmoth | | Angonyx testacea Walker, 1856 | Northern dark-green hawkmoth | | Antheraea (Antheraea) broschi Naumann, 2001 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) helferi Moore, 1859 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) larissa Westwood, 1847 | | | Antheraea (Loepantheraea) rosieri Toxopeus, 1940 | | | Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837 | Assam Silkmoth | | Antheraea moultoni Watson, 1927 | | | Archaeoattacus staudingeri W. Rothschild, 1895 | | | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Bombyx incomposita Van Eecke, 1929 | | | Brahmaea hearseyi White, 1862 | | | Cechenena aegrota Butler, 1875 | Mottled green hawkmoth | | Cechenena helops Walker, 1856 | Spotted green hawkmoth | | Cechetra inconspicua Ivshin, Krut..., 2018 | | | Cechetra lineosa Walker, 1856 | | | Cerberonoton rubescens Butler, 1876 | | | Cricula magnifenestrata Naumann & Lö..., 2010 | | | Cypa duponti Roepke, 1941 | | | Dahira falcata Hayes, 1963 | | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis hypothous hypothous Cramer, 1780 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Daphnusa ocellaris Walker, 1856 | | | Dolbina borneensis Brechlin, 2009 | | | Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Dolbina mindanaensis Brechlin, 2009 | | Elibia dolichus Westwood, 1847 | Large banded hawkmoth | | Enpinanga borneensis Butler, 1879 | | | Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821 | Pandora sphinx | | Eupanacra busiris Walker, 1856 | Green rippled hawkmoth | | Eupanacra elegantulus Herrich-Scha..., 1856 | | | Eupanacra psaltria Jordan, 1923 | | | Gunda javanica Moore, 1872 | | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion echeclus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Lemaireia loepoides Butler, 1880 | | | Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | | Loepa martinii Brechlin & U..., 2010 | | | Loepa megacore Jordan, 1911 | | | Macroglossum limata Swinhoe, 1892 | | | Marumba cristata Butler, 1875 | Common swirled hawkmoth | | Marumba cristata titan Rothschild, 1920 | | | Marumba juvencus Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Marumba spectabilis Butler, 1875 | Rosy swirled hawkmoth | | Marumba spectabilis malayana Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Marumba sperchius Ménétriés, 1857 | | | Marumba tigrina Gehlen, 1936 | | | Megacorma obliqua Walker, 1856 | Black-belted hawkmoth | | Meganoton analis Felder, 1874 | Grey double-bristled hawkmoth | | Meganoton nyctiphanes Walker, 1856 | | | Meganoton rufescens Butler, 1875 | | | Melanothrix nymphaliaria Walker, 1866 | | | Mustilizans dierli Holloway, 1987 | | | Ocinara albicollis Walker, 1862 | | | Penicillifera apicalis Walker, 1862 | | | Penicillifera purpurascens Holloway, 1976 | | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Rhagastis castor castor Walker, 1856 | | | Samia tetrica Rebel, 1924 | | | Smerinthulus quadripunctatus cottoni Cadiou & Kit..., 1990 | | | Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758 | Levant Hawk Moth | | Theretra boisduvalii Bugnion, 1839 | | | Theretra clotho clotho Drury, 1773 | | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra latreillii lucasii Walker, 1856 | Latreille's hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | | | Theretra rhesus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Theretra rhesus rhesus | | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra silhetensis silhetensis Walker, 1856 | | | Theretra suffusa Walker, 1856 | Suffused hunter hawkmoth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Sabah | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 9
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 27
63 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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