Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Tamil Nadu (South India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 286
2161
4277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 285
2159
4275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 270
2104
4195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 171
1625
3280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
500
805 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
500
805 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
500
805 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
364
618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
359
613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
23
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tamil Nadu
4 Families width 42 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Tamil Nadu
23 Genera with 42 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1807 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1847 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1758 | Tussah moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 0 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1777 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cricula Walker, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Enpinanga Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterote Hübner, 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loepa Moore, 2000 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1865 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pergesa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trilocha Moore, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tamil Nadu
42 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847 | Death's-head Hawk Moth | | Actias selene Hübner, 1807 | Indian Luna Moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858 | Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth | | Ambulyx sinjaevi Brechlin, 1998 | | | Ambulyx substrigilis Westwood, 1847 | | | Angonyx krishna Eitschberger..., 2006 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) frithi Moore, 1859 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) mylitta Drury, 1773 | Tasar Silkworm | | Antheraea paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Antheraea polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | | Automeris larra larra | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Cricula agria Jordan, 1909 | | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Enpinanga assamensis Walker, 1856 | Assam hawkmoth | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eupterote lineosa Walker, 1855 | | | Eupterote mollifera Walker, 1865 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | 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 faro faro Cramer, 1779 | | | Macroglossum gyrans Walker, 1856 | Striated hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum particolor Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865 | | | Marumba dyras Walker, 1856 | Dull swirled hawkmoth | | Marumba dyras dyras Walker, 1865 | | | Marumba nympha Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele hespera Fabricius, 1775 | Crepuscular hawkmoth | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Psilogramma vates (Butler, 1875) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth | | Trilocha varians Moore, 1855 | Greenish silk-moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Tamil Nadu | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 1
2 | 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 | 5
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 16
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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