Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Tsuen Wan District (New Territories West, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 109
612
703 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 109
612
703 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 101
592
675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 71
547
629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
457
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
457
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
457
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
348
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
336
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
22
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tsuen Wan District
4 Families width 23 Species
Genera for Tsuen Wan District
22 Genera with 23 Species #AEGHLMORST
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1855 | Asian-American moon moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amplypterus Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ernolatia Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Eupterote Hübner, 1820 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Gurelca Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hayesiana Fletcher, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loepa Moore, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocinara Walker, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sataspes Moore, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1847 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trilocha Moore, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tsuen Wan District
23 Species | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Actias ningpoana Fielder, 1862 | Chinese moon moth | | Actias sinensis Walker, 1855 | Chinese moon moth | | Ambulyx sericeipennis Butler, 1875 | | | Amplypterus panopus Cramer, 1779 | Mango hawkmoth | | Angonyx testacea Walker, 1856 | Northern dark-green hawkmoth | | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Ernolatia moorei Hutton, 1865 | | | Eupanacra mydon Walker, 1856 | Alocasia hawkmoth | | Gurelca hyas Walker, 1856 | | | Hayesiana triopus Westwood, 1847 | Nonsuch hawkmoth | | Loepa sikkima Moore, 1865 | | | Macroglossum divergens Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum fritzei Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Marumba dyras Walker, 1856 | Dull swirled hawkmoth | | Ocinara albicollis Walker, 1862 | | | Rhagastis albomarginatus Rothschild, 1894 | Pale-edged mottled hawkmoth | | Sataspes xylocoparis Butler, 1875 | | | Saturnia pyretorum Westwood, 1847 | | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Trilocha varians Moore, 1855 | Greenish silk-moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Tsuen Wan District | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 1
0 | 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
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 13
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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