Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Sikkim (Northeast India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 191
1401
3163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 191
1401
3163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 183
1385
3145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 145
1265
2959 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
436
845 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
436
845 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
435
844 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
354
709 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
350
702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
23
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sikkim
4 Families width 32 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Sikkim
23 Genera with 32 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1875 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1847 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1990 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechetra Zolotuhin & ..., 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clanis Hübner, 1879 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cricula Walker, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Degmaptera Hampson, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dreata Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hayesiana Fletcher, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Langia Moore, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1893 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mustilizans J.K. Yang, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 1872 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sataspes Moore, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthulus Huwe, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trilocha Moore, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sikkim
32 Species and 6 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acosmeryx naga Moore, 1858 | | | Acosmeryx pseudonaga (Boisduval, 1875) | ⇒ Acosmeryx socrates Boisduval, 1875 | | Acosmeryx shervillii Boisduval, 1875 | Dull forest hawkmoth | | Acosmeryx shervillii pseudonaga Butler, 1881 | | | Acosmeryx shervillii shervillii Boisduval, 1875 | | | Actias maenas Doubleday, 1847 | Malaysian moon moth | | Ambulyx liturata Butler, 1875 | | | Ambulyx semiplacida Inoue, 1990 | | | Cechenena lineosa Walker, 1856 | Striped green hawkmoth | | Cechetra bryki Ivshin, Krut..., 2018 | | | Clanis bilineata Walker, 1866 | Two-lined velvet hawkmoth | | Clanis phalaris phalaris Cramer, 1777 | | | Clanis titan Rothschild &..., 1903 | Scarce velvet hawkmoth | | Clanis undulosa Moore, 1879 | | | Cricula trifenestrata Helfer, 1837 | Cricula Silkmoth | | Degmaptera mirabilis Rothschild, 1894 | Variegated hawkmoth | | Eupanacra metallica Butler, 1875 | Metallic rippled hawkmoth | | Hayesiana triopus Westwood, 1847 | Nonsuch hawkmoth | | Langia zenzeroides zenzeroides Moore, 1872 | Apple hawkmoth | | Leucophlebia (Indiaphlebia) emittens Walker, 1866 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum nycteris Kollar, 1844 | | | Macroglossum semifasciata Hampson, 1893 | | | Mustilizans hepatica Moore, 1879 | | | Polyptychus trilineatus trilineatus Moore, 1888 | | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Rhagastis acuta Walker, 1856 | | | Rhagastis gloriosa Butler, 1875 | Crimson mottled hawkmoth | | Rhagastis olivacea Moore, 1872 | Olive mottled hawkmoth | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Sataspes tagalica (Boisduval, 1875) | ⇒ Sataspes javanica Roepke, 1941 | | Sataspes tagalica thoracica Boisduval, 1875 | | | Smerinthulus mirabilis Rothschild, 1894 | | | Trilocha varians Moore, 1855 | Greenish silk-moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Sikkim | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 2
2 | 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 | 17
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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