Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Bulgaria (Southeast Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 431
4530
13439 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 430
4528
13437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 413
4486
13356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 276
3601
11379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1332
4096 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 63
1331
4085 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 61
1326
4077 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
832
2396 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
731
2052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
31
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Bulgaria
4 Families width 56 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Bulgaria
31 Genera with 56 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aurivillius Packard, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endromis Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1780 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 1992 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perisomena Walker, 1825 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Polythysana Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1772 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protogynanisa Rougeot, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudantheraea Weymer, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rethera Rothschild &..., 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1775 | Emperor moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1758 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingoneopsis Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Bulgaria
56 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Aglia macropis Lenz, 1925 | | | Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758 | Tau emperor | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Aurivillius cadioui Bouyer, 2008 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Dolbina elegans A. Bang-Haas, 1912 | Ash Hawkmoth | | Endromis versicolora Linnaeus, 1758 | Kentish Glory | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemaris (Hemaris) croatica Esper, 1800 | Olive Bee Hawk-moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles euphorbiae euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles hippophaes Esper, 1789 | Sea Thorn Hawk-moth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles nicaea Prunner, 1798 | Greater Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780 | Dusky hawk moth | | Imbrasia epimethea epimethea Morawitz, 1876 | | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Lemonia balcanica Herrich-Schä..., 1847 | | | Lemonia dumi Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Lemonia taraxaci Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Autumn Silkworm Moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Oak hawk moth | | Orthogonioptilum dargei Basquin, 1992 | | | Orthogonioptilum silvaticum Darge, 1992 | | | Perisomena caecigena Kupido, 1825 | Autumn Emperor Moth | | Perisomena derosata (Kupido, 1825) | ⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | Perisomena parviocellata (Kupido, 1825) | ⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | Perisomena transcaucasica (Kupido, 1825) | ⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | Perisomena unicolor (Kupido, 1825) | ⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | Perisomena wiskotti (Kupido, 1825) | ⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | Polythysana cinerascens Philippi, 1859 | | | Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb hawk moth | | Proserpinus proserpinus Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb Hawkmoth | | Protogynanisa athletoides Rougeot, 1971 | | | Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | | Pseudoclanis molitor molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | | | Rethera komarovi Christoph, 1885 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavoniella Scopoli, 1763 | | | Saturnia (Eudia) spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Sloe Emperor Moth | | Saturnia (Perisomena) caecigena (Kupido, 1825) | ⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth | | Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Eyed Hawk-moth | | Sphingoneopsis gorgoniades Hübner, 1819 | Gorgon Hawkmoth | | Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 | Larch hawk moth | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth | | Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758 | Levant Hawk Moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Bulgaria | Family | Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Glory Moths, Kentish Glory | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1
3 | 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 | 10
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 19
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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