Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Yuen Long District (New Territories West, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 165
925
1130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 165
925
1130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 156
882
1080 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 102
733
910 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 47
570
720 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 47
570
720 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
569
719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
405
527 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
384
504 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
25
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Yuen Long District
4 Families width 30 Species
Genera for Yuen Long District
25 Genera with 30 Species #ACDEGHMOPST
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1855 | Asian-American moon moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apha Walker, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apona Walker, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clanis Hübner, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cypoides Matsumura, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 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, 1875 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocinara Walker, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parum Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pergesa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 2001 | | 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 Yuen Long District
30 Species | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Acosmeryx castanea Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Actias ningpoana Fielder, 1862 | Chinese moon moth | | Actias sinensis Walker, 1855 | Chinese moon moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Angonyx testacea Walker, 1856 | Northern dark-green hawkmoth | | Apha kantonensis Mell, 1929 | | | Apona ligustri Mell, 1929 | | | Cechenena aegrota Butler, 1875 | Mottled green hawkmoth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Clanis bilineata Walker, 1866 | Two-lined velvet hawkmoth | | Cypoides chinensis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Ernolatia moorei Hutton, 1865 | | | Eupanacra mydon Walker, 1856 | Alocasia hawkmoth | | Gurelca hyas Walker, 1856 | | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Macroglossum divergens Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum fritzei Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum passalus Drury, 1773 | | | Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875 | Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth | | Marumba dyras Walker, 1856 | Dull swirled hawkmoth | | Ocinara albicollis Walker, 1862 | | | Parum colligata Walker, 1856 | | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Samia wangi Naumann & Pe..., 2001 | Lesser Atlas Moth | | 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 Yuen Long District | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 2
2 | 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 | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 17
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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