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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Timor (Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
170
741
1135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
170
741
1135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
162
713
1088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
594
894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
215
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
28
215
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
215
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
174
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
172
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
16
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Timor
2 Families width 29 Species and 7 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths26SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Timor
16 Genera with 29 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847Death's head Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Actias Leach, 1954Asian-American moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Clanis Hübner, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Marumba Moore, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pergesa Walker, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 20013SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18769SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Timor
29 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798Bee robber
Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847Death's-head Hawk Moth
Acosmeryx anceus subdentata Rothschild &..., 1903Rosy forest hawkmoth
Acosmeryx miskini Murray, 1873
Actias groenendaeli Roepke, 1954
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Ambulyx moorei Moore, 1858Cinnamon gliding hawkmoth
Attacus dohertyi W. Rothschild, 1895
Clanis euroa Rothschild &..., 1903
Clanis euroa euroa Rothschild &..., 1903
Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780Jade hawkmoth
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777
Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777White-brow Hawk Moth
Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775Hippotion Sphinx Moth
Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion echeclus Boisduval, 1875
Marumba timora timora Rothschild &..., 1903
Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779Green pergesa hawkmoth
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Psilogramma sundana Brechlin, 2001
Psilogramma wetarensis Brechlin, 2001
Samia yayukae U. Paukstadt..., 1993
Theretra clotho Drury, 1773Common hunter hawkmoth
Theretra clotho clotho Drury, 1773
Theretra insignis kuehni (Rothschild, 1900)⇒ Theretra kuehni Rothschild, 1900
Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra latreillii lucasii Walker, 1856Latreille's hunter hawkmoth
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth
Theretra silhetensis intersecta Butler, 1876

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Timor
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
13
26
Genera
Species

Taxom



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