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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Southeast Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
849
21441
123532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
844
21413
123490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
796
21025
121869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
482
15573
99264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
82
4184
18088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
79
4181
18086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
77
4173
18052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
32
2989
14078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
28
2628
12495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
7
162
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southeast Asia
7 Families width 696 Species and 138 Subspecies
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths61SpeciesTaxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892Brahmin Moths11SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths32SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Mirinidae (Kozlov, 1985)1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths168SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths422SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Southeast Asia
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
26
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBrahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
9
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMirinidae
Kozlov, 1985
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySaturniidae
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
33
168
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
90
422
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov