Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Benelux (West Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 659
8933
30963 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 656
8921
30946 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 612
8762
30626 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 398
7259
26808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 72
1834
5570 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 71
1829
5557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 68
1818
5530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
1134
3100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
989
2475 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
52
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Benelux
5 Families width 87 Species and 11 Subspecies
Genera for Benelux
52 Genera with 87 Species
| Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1807 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglia Ochsenheimer, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clanis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnusa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endromis Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1875 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hygrochroa Packard, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1780 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Kentrochrysalis Staudinger, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychoides Carcasson, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1772 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1775 | Emperor moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1758 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1874 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tinostoma Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benelux
87 Species and 11 Subspecies | Acanthosphinx guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Widow Sphinx | | Acanthosphinx guessfeldtii Dewitz, 1879 | | | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Actias selene Hübner, 1807 | Indian Luna Moth | | Aglia macropis Lenz, 1925 | | | Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758 | Tau emperor | | Aglia tau tau | | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Angonyx emus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Clanis phalaris phalaris Cramer, 1777 | | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Coelonia mauritii (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Daphnusa ocellaris Walker, 1856 | | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Dolbina elegans A. Bang-Haas, 1912 | Ash Hawkmoth | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Endromis versicolora Linnaeus, 1758 | Kentish Glory | | Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821 | Pandora sphinx | | Gnathothlibus meeki Rothschild &..., 1907 | | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852 | Common sheep moth | | Hemileuca hera hera Harris, 1841 | | | Hemileuca nutalli Strecker, 1875 | Nuttall's Sheepmoth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles euphorbiae euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Hyles galii (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles helioscopiae Selys-Longch..., 1857 | | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834 | Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780 | Dusky hawk moth | | Laothoe amurensis Staudinger, 1892 | Aspen Hawk-moth | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Lemonia dumi Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Macroglossum arimasi Hogenes & Tr..., 1993 | | | Macroglossum backi Eitschberger, 2009 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum heliophila heliophila Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782 | | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca rustica harterti Rothschild, 1894 | | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Oak hawk moth | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele comma Hopffer, 1857 | Comma Nephele | | Nephele maculosa Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Polyptychoides assimilis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856 | | | Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb hawk moth | | Proserpinus proserpinus Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb Hawkmoth | | Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | Mulberry Hawk | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Rothschildia erycina erycina Shaw, 1795 | | | Rothschildia forbesi Félix Édouar..., 1868 | Forbes Giant Silkmoth | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth | | Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Eyed Hawk-moth | | Smerinthus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | | Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 | Larch hawk moth | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth | | Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859 | Clemen's Sphinx | | Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874 | Elegant Sphinx | | Temnora sardanus Walker, 1856 | Dusky Temnora | | Temnora scitula Holland, 1889 | Yellow Spotted Temnora | | Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 | Morgan´s Sphinx | | Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771 | | | Xylophanes falco Walker, 1856 | Falcon Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Benelux | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Glory Moths, Kentish Glory | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1
2 | 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 | 11
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 37
67 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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