Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Shillong (Khasi Hills, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 77
307
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 77
307
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 73
298
395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 62
281
383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
189
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
189
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
189
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
161
190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
159
189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
35
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Shillong
4 Families width 40 Species and 8 Subspecies
Genera for Shillong
35 Genera with 40 Species #ACDEHLMNPRST
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampelophaga BREMER & GREY, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Antheraea Hübner, 1819 | Tussah moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeoattacus Watson, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligula Moore, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Clanis Hübner, 1894 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Degmaptera Hampson, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Hayesiana Fletcher, 1982 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Hippotion Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Langia Moore, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1875 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mustilia Walker, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neogurelca Hogenes & Tr..., 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pentateucha Swinhoe, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pergesa Walker, 1856 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Philosamia Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Protoparce Burmeister, 1855 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodolbina Rothschild, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiloscola Michener, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 1866 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodoprasina Rothschild &..., 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salassa Moore, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sataspes Moore, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthulus Huwe, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sphingognatha Felder, 1874 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagora Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Shillong
40 Species and 8 Subspecies | Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847 | Death's-head Hawk Moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx substrigilis Westwood, 1847 | | | Ampelophaga khasiana Rothschild, 1895 | | | Archaeoattacus edwardsii White, 1859 | | | Caligula cachara Moore, 1872 | | | Caligula simla Westwood, 1847 | | | Clanis bilineata Walker, 1866 | Two-lined velvet hawkmoth | | Clanis phalaris Cramer, 1777 | Common velvet hawkmoth | | Clanis undulosa Moore, 1879 | | | Clanis undulosa gigantea Rothschild, 1894 | | | Degmaptera mirabilis Rothschild, 1894 | Variegated hawkmoth | | Deilephila elpenor macromera ♰ Butler, 1875 | Large elephant hawkmoth | | Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Dolbina mindanaensis Brechlin, 2009 | | Eupanacra metallica Butler, 1875 | Metallic rippled hawkmoth | | Eupanacra mydon Walker, 1856 | Alocasia hawkmoth | | Langia zenzeroides zenzeroides Moore, 1872 | Apple hawkmoth | | Leucophlebia (Leucophlebia) lineata Westwood, 1847 | Large candy-striped hawkmoth | | Macroglossum belis Linnaeus, 1758 | Common hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum neotroglodytus Kitching & C..., 2000 | | | Macroglossum nycteris Kollar, 1844 | | | Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875 | Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth | | Mustilia apodecta | | | Neogurelca himachala Butler, 1876 | Crisp-banded hawkmoth | | Neogurelca himachala himachala Butler, 1876 | | | Pentateucha curiosa Swinhoe, 1908 | Hirsute hawkmoth | | Polyptychus trilineatus Moore, 1888 | | | Pseudodolbina fo fo Walker, 1856 | Acanthus hawkmoth | | Ptiloscola lasiocampa Bryk, 1953 | | | Rhagastis acuta Walker, 1856 | | | Rhagastis albomarginatus albomarginatus Rothschild, 1894 | | | Rhagastis castor aurifera Butler, 1875 | Common mottled hawkmoth | | Rhagastis confusa Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Rhagastis olivacea Moore, 1872 | Olive mottled hawkmoth | | Rhagastis velata Walker, 1866 | Veiled mottled hawkmoth | | Rhodoprasina callantha Jordan, 1929 | | | Salassa megastica Swinhoe, 1894 | | | Sataspes infernalis (Westwood, 1847) | ⇒ Sataspes javanica Roepke, 1941 | | Smerinthulus mirabilis Rothschild, 1894 | | | Sphingonaepiopsis pumilio Boisduval, 1875 | Fourspot flounder | | Tagora pallida Walker, 1855 | | | Theretra clotho clotho Drury, 1773 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Shillong | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 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 | 6
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 26
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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