Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Sai Kung (Hong Kong, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 128
770
936 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 128
770
936 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 117
742
902 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 81
676
834 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 45
570
710 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 45
570
710 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 44
569
709 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
394
502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
376
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
21
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sai Kung
4 Families width 27 Species
Genera for Sai Kung
21 Genera with 27 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1855 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cypoides Matsumura, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ernolatia Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterote Hübner, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocinara Walker, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parum Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sataspes Moore, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1847 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Trilocha Moore, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sai Kung
27 Species | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Acosmeryx sericeus Walker, 1865 | Silky forest hawkmoth | | Actias sinensis Walker, 1855 | Chinese moon moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx ochracea Butler, 1885 | Ochreous gliding hawkmoth | | Ambulyx sericeipennis Butler, 1875 | | | Angonyx testacea Walker, 1856 | Northern dark-green hawkmoth | | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cypoides chinensis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Ernolatia moorei Hutton, 1865 | | | Eupanacra busiris Walker, 1856 | Green rippled hawkmoth | | Macroglossum divergens Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum fritzei Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875 | Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth | | Marumba dyras Walker, 1856 | Dull swirled hawkmoth | | Ocinara albicollis Walker, 1862 | | | Parum colligata Walker, 1856 | | | Sataspes tagalica (Boisduval, 1875) | ⇒ Sataspes javanica Roepke, 1941 | | Saturnia pyretorum Westwood, 1847 | | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra pallicosta Walker, 1856 | White-edged hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra suffusa Walker, 1856 | Suffused hunter hawkmoth | | Trilocha varians Moore, 1855 | Greenish silk-moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Sai Kung | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 1
0 | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 14
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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