Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Tuen Mun District (New Territories West, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 101
500
589 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 101
500
589 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 91
480
564 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 63
425
503 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
338
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
338
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
338
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
245
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
239
293 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
16
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tuen Mun District
4 Families width 20 Species
Genera for Tuen Mun District
16 Genera with 20 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apona Walker, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cypoides Matsumura, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ernolatia Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gurelca Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocinara Walker, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1847 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1827 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trilocha Moore, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tuen Mun District
20 Species | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Apona ligustri Mell, 1929 | | | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cypoides chinensis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Ernolatia moorei Hutton, 1865 | | | Eupanacra mydon Walker, 1856 | Alocasia hawkmoth | | Gurelca hyas Walker, 1856 | | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum divergens Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875 | Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum sitiene Walker, 1856 | | | Marumba dyras Walker, 1856 | Dull swirled hawkmoth | | Ocinara albicollis Walker, 1862 | | | Saturnia pyretorum Westwood, 1847 | | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Trilocha varians Moore, 1855 | Greenish silk-moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Tuen Mun 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
1 | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 10
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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