Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Algeria (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 439
4170
11316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 437
4164
11309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 422
4128
11248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 280
3261
9482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 55
845
1934 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
842
1930 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
841
1929 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
524
1113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
462
981 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
32
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Algeria
4 Families width 56 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Algeria
32 Genera with 56 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adafroptilum Darge, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andriasa Walker, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antinephele Holland, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axia Hübner, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1858 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dogoia Bouyer, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1989 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1780 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Melanocera Sonthonnax, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neogurelca Hogenes & Tr..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantophaea Jordan, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parusta Rothschild, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysphinx Rothschild &..., 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudantheraea Weymer, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1848 | Emperor moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1837 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tagoropsiella Darge, 2008 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Algeria
56 Species and 6 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Adafroptilum schmiti Darge, 2005 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875 | | | Andriasa axeli Darge, 2014 | | | Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892 | Dingy Antinephele | | Axia ernestina (Turati, 1934) | ⇒ Batrachedra agaura Meyrick, 1901 | | Axia vaulogeri Staudinger, 1892 | | | Bombyx serrula Guenée, 1858 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Dogoia egeri Bouyer, 2009 | | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion gracilis (Butler, 1875) | ⇒ Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Hippotion psammochroma Basquin, 1989 | | | Hyles deserticola Bartel, 1899 | | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles galii (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles nicaea Prunner, 1798 | Greater Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles saharae (Stauder., 1921) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834 | Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles tithymali deserticola Bartel, 1899 | | | Hyles tithymali flaveola Oberthür, 1904 | | | Hyles tithymali mauretanica Staudinger, 1871 | | | Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780 | Dusky hawk moth | | Imbrasia orientalis Rougeot, 1962 | | | Laothoe austauti Staudinger, 1877 | Maghreb Poplar Hawkmoth | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Lemonia vallantini Oberthür, 1890 | | | Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | Swallow Hawk | | Macroglossum belis Linnaeus, 1758 | Common hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Melanocera parva Rothschild, 1907 | | | Micragone nyasae Rougeot, 1962 | | | Neogurelca hyas Walker, 1856 | Even-banded hawkmoth | | Pantophaea jordani Joicey & Talbot, 1916 | | | Parusta thelxinoe Fawcett, 1915 | | | Platysphinx dorsti Rougeot, 1977 | | | Pseudantheraea pulverulenta (Dufrane, 1953) | ⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth | | Saturnia atlantica Lucas, 1848 | | | Smerinthus astarte (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Smerinthus ophthalmicus Kirby, 1837 | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Smerinthus ocellata atlanticus Austaut, 1890 | | | Smerinthus ophthalmicus Kirby, 1837 | One-eyed Sphinx | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth | | Tagoropsiella murphyi Bouyer, 2000 | | | Tagoropsiella rungwensis Darge, 2008 | | | Temnora crenulata crenulata Holland, 1893 | | | Temnora rungwe Darge, 2004 | | | Theretra maranguensis Darge, 2012 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Algeria | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm 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 | 9
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 21
43 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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