Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Taipei (New Taipei, Taiwan)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 184
947
1140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 184
947
1140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 171
896
1078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 103
699
888 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
367
477 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
367
477 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
367
477 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
281
380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
274
373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
28
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Taipei
3 Families width 40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Taipei
28 Genera with 40 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1855 | Asian-American moon moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andraca Walker, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1937 | Tussah moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cypoides Matsumura, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dahira Moore, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ernolatia Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gurelca Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loepa Moore, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parum Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentateucha Swinhoe, 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pergesa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1854 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trilocha Moore, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Taipei
40 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acosmeryx castanea Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Acosmeryx naga Moore, 1858 | | | Actias selene Hübner, 1807 | Indian Luna Moth | | Actias sinensis Walker, 1855 | Chinese moon moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Andraca (Chrypathemola) theae Matsumura, 1909 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai Guérin-Ménev..., 1861 | Japanese oak silk moth | | Antheraea formosana Sonan, 1937 | | | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cypoides chinensis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Dahira rubiginosa Moore, 1888 | Rosy dahira | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Ernolatia moorei Hutton, 1865 | | | Gurelca hyas Walker, 1856 | | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Loepa formosensis Mell, 1939 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum divergens Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum heliophila Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum mitchellii Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum passalus Drury, 1773 | | | Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875 | Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum sitiene Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Parum colligata Walker, 1856 | | | Pentateucha inouei M. Owada & R..., 1997 | | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Rhagastis binoculata Matsumura, 1909 | | | Rhagastis mongoliana Butler, 1876 | | | Samia wangi Naumann & Pe..., 2001 | Lesser Atlas Moth | | Saturnia thibeta Westwood, 1854 | | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra oldenlandiae oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | | | Trilocha varians Moore, 1855 | Greenish silk-moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Taipei | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 4
4 | 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 | 7
9 | 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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