Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Cambridgeshire (East England, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 513
5243
11660 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 512
5242
11659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 487
5134
11459 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 342
4363
10217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1184
2514 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 61
1183
2511 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
1174
2499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
827
1657 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
726
1351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
41
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cambridgeshire
5 Families width 56 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Cambridgeshire
41 Genera with 56 Species #ACDEGHLMNOPRSTX
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1773 | Oakworms | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 0 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodes Packard, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axia Hübner, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callionima Lucas, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coloradia Blake, 1900 | Pinemoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endromis Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1821 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonimbrasia Butler, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1775 | Bee hawk-moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1872 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1797 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucophlebia Westwood, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1803 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neopolyptychus Carcasson, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1763 | Emperor moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1758 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Titaea Hübner, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cambridgeshire
56 Species and 6 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Anisota senatoria J.E. Smith, 1797 | Orange-striped oak worm | | Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773 | Brown anisota | | Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus | | | Apatelodes torrefacta Smith, 1797 | Spotted Apatalodes | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Axia margarita Hübner, 1813 | | | Callionima denticulata Schaus, 1895 | | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Coloradia doris Barnes, 1900 | Doris Pinemoth | | Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779 | Azalea Sphinx | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Endromis versicolora Linnaeus, 1758 | Kentish Glory | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821 | Pandora sphinx | | Gonimbrasia occidentalis 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 | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Hemileuca lucina H. Edwards, 1887 | New England Buck Moth | | Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872 | Nevada buck moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834 | Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856 | Northern Pine Sphinx | | Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Pine sphinx | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Leucophlebia (Afrophlebia) edentata (Rothschild &..., 1916) | ⇒ Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891 | | Lobobunaea phaeax (Jordan, 1910) | ⇒ Lobobunaea christyi Sharpe, 1899 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manduca jasminearum Guérin, 1832 | Ash Sphinx | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Neopolyptychus ancylus Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Opodiphthera astrophela Walker, 1855 | Emperor Moth | | Paonias astylus Drury, 1773 | Huckleberry Sphinx | | Paonias myops myops Smith, J. E., 1797 | | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavoniella Scopoli, 1763 | | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Eyed Hawk-moth | | Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 | Larch hawk moth | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth | | Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904 | | | Titaea tamerlan guayaquila Schaus, 1932 | | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Cambridgeshire | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Glory Moths, Kentish Glory | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1
1 | 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 | 15
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 23
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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