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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
261
1287
2177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
260
1285
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
250
1261
2129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
180
1045
1831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
471
912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
471
912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
470
911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
288
530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
247
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
19
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Atlantic Ocean
2 Families width 23 Species and 4 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths20SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Atlantic Ocean
19 Genera with 23 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Amorpha Hübner, 1797False indigo1SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1852Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 19171SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atlantic Ocean
23 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797Walnut Sphinx
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856Waved Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852Common sheep moth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855Ceanothus silk moth
Hyles cretica (Eitschberger..., 1998)⇒ Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834
Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth
Hyles tithymali gecki de Freina, 1991
Laothoe juglandis (J. E. Smith, 1797)⇒ Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Pachysphinx occidentalis Edwards, 1875Big Poplar Sphinx
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Perigonia lusca bahamensis (Clark, 1917)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Protambulyx carteri Rothschild &..., 1903Carters sphinx
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904
Xylophanes suana Druce, 1889

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Atlantic Ocean
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
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
16
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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