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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Shaanxi (Northwest China, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
215
1100
2537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
215
1100
2537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
1091
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
814
1919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
145
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
28
145
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
145
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
120
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
118
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shaanxi
3 Families width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892Brahmin Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shaanxi
15 Genera with 17 Species
Brachygnatha X.R. Zhang &..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Caligula Moore, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Callambulyx Rothschild &..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Cypa Walker, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Dahira Moore, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Jilinga Dalman, 2017Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Kentrochrysalis Staudinger, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Marumba Moore, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Rhodinia Staudinger, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Rinaca Moore, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 2009Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1938Eyed Hawkmoths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingulus Staudinger, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shaanxi
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Brachygnatha diastemata Zhang & Yang, 1993
Caligula kitchingi Brechlin, 2001
Callambulyx sinjaevi Brechlin, 2000
Cypa uniformis Mell, 1922Pale cypa
Dahira hoenei Mell, 1937
Jilinga taibaiensis Zhang & Dai, 2017
Kentrochrysalis sieversi Alpheraky, 1897
Laothoe amurensis sinica Rothschild-&..., 1903
Macroglossum bombylans Boisduval, 1875Humble bee hawkmoth
Marumba fenzelii Mell, 1937
Rhodinia fugax Butler, 1877
Rhodinia silkae Brechlin & v..., 2010
Rinaca kitchingi (Brechlin, 2001)⇒ Caligula kitchingi Brechlin, 2001
Saturnia taibaishanis Brechlin, 2009
Smerinthus planus Walker, 1856Cherry horn worm
Smerinthus szechuanus Clark, 1938
Sphingulus mus Staudinger, 1887

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Shaanxi
FamilyBrahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySaturniidae
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
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
10
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov