Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for West China (China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 539
5630
24594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 539
5630
24594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 503
5536
24470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 312
4012
19878 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 52
871
2439 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 52
871
2439 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
863
2383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
689
1964 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
663
1921 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
60
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West China
4 Families width 103 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for West China
60 Genera with 103 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1862 | Asian-American moon moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1990 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ampelophaga BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Andraca Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1837 | Tussah moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeoattacus Watson, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argema Wallengren, 1897 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1793 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachygnatha X.R. Zhang &..., 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaea Walker, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caio Travassos & ..., 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligula Moore, 2001 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callambulyx Rothschild &..., 2000 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cechetra Zolotuhin & ..., 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Clanis Hübner, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cricula Walker, 1837 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cypa Walker, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dahira Moore, 1925 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elibia Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gunda Walker, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1897 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Jilinga Dalman, 2017 | Bee hawk-moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Kentrochrysalis Staudinger, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepchina Oberthür, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loepa Moore, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1844 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1857 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Morwennius Cassidy, A.C..., 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neogurelca Hogenes & Tr..., 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Opistoclanis Jordan, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parum Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentateucha Swinhoe, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pergesa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllosphingia Swinhoe, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloxiphia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 1900 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodinia Staudinger, 2010 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rinaca Moore, 1843 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Salassa Moore, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 2009 | Emperor moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sinobirma Bryk, 1944 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthulus Huwe, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1938 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Smerkata Zolotuhin, 2015 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Solus Watson, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecodina Blanchard, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingulus Staudinger, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Trilocha Moore, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West China
103 Species and 7 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acosmeryx pseudonaga (Boisduval, 1875) | ⇒ Acosmeryx socrates Boisduval, 1875 | | Actias felicis Oberthür, 1896 | | | Actias maenas Doubleday, 1847 | Malaysian moon moth | | Actias ningpoana Fielder, 1862 | Chinese moon moth | | Ambulyx kuangtungensis Mell, 1922 | | | Ambulyx ochracea Butler, 1885 | Ochreous gliding hawkmoth | | Ambulyx schauffelbergeri BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Ambulyx semiplacida Inoue, 1990 | | | Ampelophaga dolichoides R. Felder, 1874 | Green banded hawkmoth | | Ampelophaga khasiana Rothschild, 1895 | | | Ampelophaga rubiginosa rubiginosa BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Andraca (Andraca) bipunctata Walker, 1865 | Bunch Caterpillars | | Antheraea (Antheraea) roylii Moore, 1859 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai Guérin-Ménev..., 1861 | Japanese oak silk moth | | Antheraea assamensis Helfer, 1837 | Assam Silkmoth | | Archaeoattacus malayanus Kurosawa & K..., 1984 | | | Argema dubernardi Oberthür, 1897 | | | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Bombyx certhia Fabricius, 1793 | | | Brachygnatha diastemata Zhang & Yang, 1993 | | | Brahmaea hearseyi White, 1862 | | | Brahmaea tancrei Austaut, 1896 | | | Caio aglia Felder, 1874 | | | Caligula japonica Moore, 1862 | Japanese Giant Silkworm | | Caligula kitchingi Brechlin, 2001 | | | Callambulyx junonia Butler, 1881 | | | Callambulyx poecilus Rothschild, 1898 | Lesser pink-and-green hawkmoth | | Callambulyx sinjaevi Brechlin, 2000 | | | Cechetra bryki Ivshin, Krut..., 2018 | | | Cechetra lineosa Walker, 1856 | | | Clanis hyperion Cadiou & Kit..., 1990 | | | Clanis undulosa Moore, 1879 | | | Cricula australosinica Brechlin, 2004 | | | Cricula trifenestrata Helfer, 1837 | Cricula Silkmoth | | Cypa uniformis Mell, 1922 | Pale cypa | | Dahira hoenei Mell, 1937 | | | Dahira plutenkoi Brechlin, 2002 | | | Dahira rubiginosa Moore, 1888 | Rosy dahira | | Dahira yunlongensis Brechlin, 2000 | | | Dahira yunnanfuana B.P. Clark, 1925 | White-spot dahira | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Dolbina exacta Staudinger, 1892 | | | Eupanacra busiris Walker, 1856 | Green rippled hawkmoth | | Eupanacra sinuata Rothschild &..., 1903 | Sinuous rippled hawkmoth | | Gunda ochracea Walker, 1862 | | | Hemaris (Hemaris) beresowskii Alpheraky, 1897 | | | Hippotion nuimaculata Zhu & Wang, 1997 | | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles nervosa Rothschild &..., 1903 | Ladakh Hawkmoth | | Hyles nicaea lathyrus Walker, 1856 | | | Jilinga asymmetrica Xing, Virakt..., 2012 | | | Jilinga linzhiensis Xing & al., 2012 | | | Jilinga taibaiensis Zhang & Dai, 2017 | | | Kentrochrysalis sieversi Alpheraky, 1897 | | | Laothoe amurensis sinica Rothschild-&..., 1903 | | | Lepchina niphaphylla Joicey & Kaye, 1917 | | | Loepa siamensis Brechlin, 2010 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum bombylans Boisduval, 1875 | Humble bee hawkmoth | | Macroglossum nycteris Kollar, 1844 | | | Marumba cristata Butler, 1875 | Common swirled hawkmoth | | Marumba fenzelii Mell, 1937 | | | Marumba gaschkewitschii irata Joicey & Kaye, 1917 | | | Marumba saishiuana Okamoto, 1924 | | | Marumba sperchius sperchius Ménétriés, 1857 | | | Morwennius decoratus Moore, 1872 | Ornamented hawkmoth | | Neogurelca montana Rothschild &..., 1915 | | | Opistoclanis hawkeri Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Parum colligata Walker, 1856 | | | Pentateucha curiosa Swinhoe, 1908 | Hirsute hawkmoth | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Phyllosphingia dissimilis Bremer, 1861 | | | Phylloxiphia oberthueri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Polyptychus chinensis draconis Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Rhagastis acuta Walker, 1856 | | | Rhagastis albomarginatus dichroae Mell, 1922 | | | Rhagastis gloriosa Butler, 1875 | Crimson mottled hawkmoth | | Rhagastis lunata Rothschild, 1900 | Lunulate mottled hawkmoth | | Rhodinia fugax Butler, 1877 | | | Rhodinia silkae Brechlin & v..., 2010 | | | Rinaca kitchingi (Brechlin, 2001) | ⇒ Caligula kitchingi Brechlin, 2001 | | Rinaca zuleika Hope, 1843 | | | Salassa arianae Brechlin & K..., 2010 | | | Saturnia (Rinaca) zuleika (Hope, 1843) | ⇒ Rinaca zuleika Hope, 1843 | | Saturnia taibaishanis Brechlin, 2009 | | | Sinobirma bouyeri Naumann, Näs..., 2012 | | | Sinobirma malaisei Bryk, 1944 | | | Smerinthulus witti Brechlin, 2000 | | | Smerinthus kindermannii Lederer, 1853 | | | Smerinthus planus Walker, 1856 | Cherry horn worm | | Smerinthus szechuanus Clark, 1938 | | | Smerkata zolotuhini Saldaitis & ..., 2015 | | | Solus parvifenestrata Bryk, 1944 | | | Sphecodina caudata BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Sphingulus mus Staudinger, 1887 | | | Theretra japonica Boisduval, 1869 | | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra pallicosta Walker, 1856 | White-edged hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra suffusa Walker, 1856 | Suffused hunter hawkmoth | | Trilocha varians Moore, 1855 | Greenish silk-moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in West China | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 2
3 | 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 | 15
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 38
70 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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