Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region South India (India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 379
3720
8175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 378
3718
8173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 355
3609
7939 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
2781
6374 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
789
1441 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
789
1441 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
789
1441 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
550
1038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
534
1017 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
32
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South India
4 Families width 81 Species and 11 Subspecies
Genera for South India
32 Genera with 81 Species #ACDEHLMNPT
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1807 | Asian-American moon moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agnosia Rothschild &..., 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1858 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Amplypterus Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1856 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1758 | Tussah moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Antinephele Holland, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 0 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1777 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Clanis Hübner, 1903 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cricula Walker, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enpinanga Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterote Hübner, 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Loepa Moore, 2000 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1923 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neogurelca Hogenes & Tr..., 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pergesa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1930 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Trilocha Moore, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South India
81 Species and 11 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847 | Death's-head Hawk Moth | | Actias maenas Doubleday, 1847 | Malaysian moon moth | | Actias selene Hübner, 1807 | Indian Luna Moth | | Agnosia microta Hampson, 1907 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx chinensis (Moore, 1858) | ⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | | Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth | | Ambulyx nubila (Moore, 1858) | ⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | | Ambulyx sinjaevi Brechlin, 1998 | | | Ambulyx subocellata (Felder, 1874) | ⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | | Ambulyx substrigilis Westwood, 1847 | | | Ambulyx thwaitesii (Moore, 1858) | ⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | | Ambulyx turbata (Moore, 1858) | ⇒ Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | | Amplypterus panopus Cramer, 1779 | Mango hawkmoth | | Angonyx emilia (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892 | | Angonyx krishna Eitschberger..., 2006 | | | Angonyx menghaiensis (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892 | | Angonyx testacea Walker, 1856 | Northern dark-green hawkmoth | | Antheraea (Antheraea) frithi Moore, 1859 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) helferi Moore, 1859 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) mylitta Drury, 1773 | Tasar Silkworm | | Antheraea paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Antheraea polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | | Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892 | Dingy Antinephele | | Attacus taprobanis Moore, 1882 | | | Automeris larra larra | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Clanis bilineata Walker, 1866 | Two-lined velvet hawkmoth | | Clanis phalaris Cramer, 1777 | Common velvet hawkmoth | | Clanis phalaris phalaris Cramer, 1777 | | | Clanis titan Rothschild &..., 1903 | Scarce velvet hawkmoth | | Cricula agria Jordan, 1909 | | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis minima Butler, 1876 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Dolbina mindanaensis Brechlin, 2009 | | Enpinanga assamensis Walker, 1856 | Assam hawkmoth | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eupanacra busiris atima Rothschild &..., 1915 | | | Eupanacra malayana (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Eupanacra mindanaensis Brechlin, 2000 | | Eupterote fabia Cramer, 1780 | | | Eupterote lineosa Walker, 1855 | | | Eupterote mollifera Walker, 1865 | | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Leucophlebia (Indiaphlebia) emittens Walker, 1866 | | | Leucophlebia (Leucophlebia) lineata Westwood, 1847 | Large candy-striped hawkmoth | | Loepa katinka Westwood, 1848 | Golden Emperor Moth | | Loepa schintlmeisteri Brechlin, 2000 | | | Macroglossum assimilis Swainson, 1821 | | | Macroglossum belis Linnaeus, 1758 | Common hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum bifasciata Butler, 1875 | | | Macroglossum divergens Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum divergens heliophila Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum faro faro Cramer, 1779 | | | Macroglossum gyrans Walker, 1856 | Striated hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum particolor Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum regulus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum troglodytus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum troglodytus troglodytus Butler, 1875 | | | Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865 | | | Macroglossum vicinum Jordan, 1923 | | | Macroglossum vicinum vicinum Jordan, 1923 | | | Marumba dyras Walker, 1856 | Dull swirled hawkmoth | | Marumba dyras dyras Walker, 1865 | | | Marumba nympha Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Neogurelca himachala Butler, 1876 | Crisp-banded hawkmoth | | Neogurelca himachala himachala Butler, 1876 | | | Nephele hespera Fabricius, 1775 | Crepuscular hawkmoth | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Polyptychus dentatus Cramer, 1777 | Straight-lined crenulate hawkmoth | | Polyptychus trilineatus mincopicus Jordan, 1930 | | | Polyptychus trilineatus sonantis Jordan, 1930 | | | Psilogramma andamanica Brechlin, 2001 | | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Psilogramma melanomera (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Psilogramma vates (Butler, 1875) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra gnoma Fabricius, 1775 | | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra shendurneensis Kunte, 2017 | | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth | | Trilocha varians Moore, 1855 | Greenish silk-moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in South India | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 1
3 | 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 | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 24
66 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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