Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Shikoku (Japan)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 316
2370
4108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 316
2370
4108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 300
2315
4028 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 207
1876
3353 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
276
414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
276
414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
276
414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
196
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
163
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
13
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Shikoku
2 Families width 16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Shikoku
13 Genera with 16 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1861 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Langia Moore, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodinia Staudinger, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1872 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Shikoku
16 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acosmeryx castanea Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Ambulyx tobii Inoue, 1976 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai Guérin-Ménev..., 1861 | Japanese oak silk moth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) affinis Bremer, 1861 | | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Langia zenzeroides Moore, 1872 | | | Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782 | | | Manduca diffissa mesosa Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Marumba sperchius Ménétriés, 1857 | | | Rhodinia fugax Butler, 1877 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Saturnia japonica (Moore, 1872) | ⇒ Caligula japonica Moore, 1862 | | Theretra japonica Boisduval, 1869 | | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Shikoku | 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 9
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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