Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region West India (India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 263
1709
2834 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 262
1708
2833 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 245
1641
2724 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 148
1244
2077 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
595
957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
595
957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
594
956 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
432
704 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
426
696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
41
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West India
4 Families width 71 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for West India
41 Genera with 71 Species #ACDEGHLMNPTX
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1807 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agnosia Rothschild &..., 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amphonyx Poey, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1758 | Tussah moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cautethia Grote, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clanis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Compsulyx Holloway, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricula Walker, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1780 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterote Hübner, 1844 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ganisa Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gunda Walker, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Himantoides Butler, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loepa Moore, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nannoparce Rothschild &..., 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nisaga Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pergesa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phryxus Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Trilocha Moore, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West India
71 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847 | Death's-head Hawk Moth | | Actias selene Hübner, 1807 | Indian Luna Moth | | Agnosia orneus Westwood, 1847 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx matti Jordan, 1923 | | | Ambulyx substrigilis Westwood, 1847 | | | Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) mylitta Drury, 1773 | Tasar Silkworm | | Antheraea paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Antheraea polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Attacus taprobanis Moore, 1882 | | | Cautethia grotei Edwards, 1882 | Grote's Sphinx | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Clanis phalaris Cramer, 1777 | Common velvet hawkmoth | | Compsulyx cochereaui Viette, 1971 | | | Cricula trifenestrata Helfer, 1837 | Cricula Silkmoth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Dolbina inexacta (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Dolbina mindanaensis Brechlin, 2009 | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773 | Alope Sphinx | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890 | Cramer's Sphinx | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | Oenotrus Sphinx | | Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771 | Satellite sphinx | | Eupterote mollifera Walker, 1865 | | | Eupterote undata Blanch., 1844 | | | Ganisa postica Walker, 1855 | | | Gunda javanica Moore, 1872 | | | Himantoides undata Walker, 1856 | | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion rafflesii Moore, 1858 | | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Leucophlebia (Indiaphlebia) emittens Walker, 1866 | | | Loepa katinka Westwood, 1848 | Golden Emperor Moth | | Macroglossum assimilis Swainson, 1821 | | | Macroglossum heliophila heliophila Boisduval, 1875 | | | Manduca brontes Drury, 1773 | Cuban Sphinx Moth | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Marumba dyras Walker, 1856 | Dull swirled hawkmoth | | Marumba nympha Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nannoparce poeyi Grote, 1865 | | | Nephele hespera Fabricius, 1775 | Crepuscular hawkmoth | | Nisaga simplex Walker, 1855 | | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Perigonia jamaicensis Rothschild, 1894 | | | Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777 | Caicus Sphinx | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Psilogramma vates (Butler, 1875) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758 | Levant Hawk Moth | | Theretra castanea Moore, 1872 | | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra gnoma Fabricius, 1775 | | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra pallicosta Walker, 1856 | White-edged hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth | | Trilocha varians Moore, 1855 | Greenish silk-moth | | Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771 | | | Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777 | Pluto Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in West India | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 3
4 | 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 | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 31
58 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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