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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Antarctica (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
252
1072
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
252
1072
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
1055
1443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
174
909
1210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
479
672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
479
672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
478
672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
332
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
294
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
24
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antarctica
4 Families width 34 Species and 2 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths12SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths19SpeciesTaxom
Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892Brahmin Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antarctica
24 Genera with 34 Species
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Afrosphinx Carcasson, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Argema Wallengren, 1969African moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Aurivillius Packard, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1771Bee Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Dactyloceras Mell, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Dogoia Bouyer, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Eosia Le Cerf, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Epijana Holland, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Gonimbrasia Butler, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Heniocha Hübner, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 01SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Micragone Walker, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Neodiphthera Fletcher, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 19981SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobunaea Bouvier, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Stenoglene Felder, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Usta Wallengren, 20151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antarctica
34 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afrosphinx amabilis Jordan, 1911Scarce Polyptychus
Afrosphinx occidens (Clark, 1927)⇒ Afrosphinx amabilis Jordan, 1911
Argema kuhnei Pinhey, 1969
Aurivillius cadioui Bouyer, 2008
Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771
Dactyloceras vandeweghei Bouyer, 2008
Dogoia nyungwensis Bouyer, 2009
Eosia minettii Bouyer, 2008
Epijana latifasciata Dall´Asta & ..., 1980
Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880
Gonimbrasia ochreata Gaede, 1927
Gonimbrasia ruandana Gaede, 1927
Heniocha vingerhoedti Bouyer, 1992
Hippotion canens Jordan, 1926
Hippotion gloriosana Rothschild &..., 1915
Hippotion nigrofasciata Aurivillius, 1925
Hyles costata Nordmann, 1851
Hyles himyarensis Meerman, 1988
Lobobunaea jeanneli (Rougeot, 1959)⇒ Lobobunaea ansorgei Rothschild, 1899
Lobobunaea kagera Darge, 2014
Ludia obscura aora
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Manduca johanni Cary, 1958
Micragone mirei Darge, 1990
Micragone udzungwa Darge, 2011
Neodiphthera roicki Brechlin, 2005
Orthogonioptilum aequinoctialis Darge, 2008
Orthogonioptilum emmanuellae Basquin, 1995
Orthogonioptilum neglectum Darge, 1995
Perigonia caryae Cadiou & Raw..., 1998
Pseudobunaea latafenestrata Darge, 2013
Stenoglene bouyeri Basquin, 2013
Usta arabica Nässig, Nau..., 2015

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Antarctica
FamilyBrahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
2
2
Genera
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
14
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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