Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Saitama (Kanto, Japan)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 202
1167
1549 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 202
1167
1549 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 188
1112
1479 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 120
917
1247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
225
271 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
225
271 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
225
271 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
195
242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
171
208 | 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 Saitama
3 Families width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Saitama
10 Genera with 12 Species | Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1856 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neogurelca Hogenes & Tr..., 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saitama
12 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aglia japonica Leech, 1889 | | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) radians Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum bombylans Boisduval, 1875 | Humble bee hawkmoth | | Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875 | Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782 | | | Sphinx constricta Butler, 1885 | | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Saitama | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 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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