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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Ain Department (Rhône-Alpes, France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
135
693
1088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
135
693
1088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
124
667
1051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
94
604
978
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
259
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
259
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
258
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
230
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
229
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ain Department
3 Families width 11 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ain Department
9 Genera with 11 Species
Aglia Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Lemonia Hübner, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 17721SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ain Department
11 Species
Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758Tau emperor
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758Small elephant hawk moth
Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk
Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758Broad-bordered Bee Hawk
Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780Dusky hawk moth
Lemonia dumi Linnaeus, 1761
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772Willowherb hawk moth
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Ain Department
FamilyLemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySaturniidae
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov