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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Best (North Brabant, Netherlands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
146
571
783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
146
571
783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
552
747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
115
497
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
289
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
289
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
287
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
218
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
202
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Best
2 Families width 5 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Best
4 Genera with 5 Species
Aglia Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1758Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Best
5 Species
Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758Tau emperor
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758Emperor

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Best
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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