Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Singapore (Southeast Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 308
2505
4613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 308
2505
4613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 292
2433
4502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 167
1776
3517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 45
690
1244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 45
690
1244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
690
1244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
495
941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
480
924 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
26
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Singapore
4 Families width 43 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Singapore
26 Genera with 43 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1887 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Amplypterus Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnusa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elibia Walker, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enpinanga Rothschild &..., 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterote Hübner, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gunda Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gurelca Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hanisa Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Meganoton Boisduval, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penicillifera Dierl, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pergesa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Trilocha Moore, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Singapore
43 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847 | Death's-head Hawk Moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx canescens Walker, 1865 | | | Ambulyx clavata Jordan, 1929 | | | Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth | | Ambulyx pryeri Distant, 1887 | | | Amplypterus panopus Cramer, 1779 | Mango hawkmoth | | Amplypterus panopus panopus Cramer, 1779 | | | Angonyx testacea Walker, 1856 | Northern dark-green hawkmoth | | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Daphnusa ocellaris Walker, 1856 | | | Elibia dolichus Westwood, 1847 | Large banded hawkmoth | | Enpinanga borneensis Butler, 1879 | | | Enpinanga vigens Butler, 1879 | | | Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856 | | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eupanacra elegantulus Herrich-Scha..., 1856 | | | Gunda subnotata Walker, 1859 | | | Gurelca hyas Walker, 1856 | | | Hanisa subnotata (Walker, 1859) | ⇒ Gunda subnotata Walker, 1859 | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion echeclus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Macroglossum amoenum Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum mediovitta Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum sitiene Walker, 1856 | | | Meganoton nyctiphanes Walker, 1856 | | | Penicillifera apicalis Walker, 1862 | | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra suffusa Walker, 1856 | Suffused hunter hawkmoth | | Trilocha varians Moore, 1855 | Greenish silk-moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Singapore | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 4
4 | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 20
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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