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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Alto Alentejo (Alentejo, Portugal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
133
412
476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
133
412
476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
125
395
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
95
322
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
98
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
97
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
26
97
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
71
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
68
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alto Alentejo
2 Families width 9 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alto Alentejo
7 Genera with 9 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Marumba Moore, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1775Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alto Alentejo
9 Species
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758Small elephant hawk moth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775Oak hawk moth
Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775Giant Emperor Moth
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Alto Alentejo
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
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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