Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Central Europe (Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 720
10496
42221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 715
10483
42186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 655
10338
41867 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 421
8491
36502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 74
1962
6498 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 73
1958
6482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 71
1949
6461 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
1214
3392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
1072
2702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
42
77 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Central Europe
5 Families width 77 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Central Europe
42 Genera with 77 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1907 | Oakworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1861 | Tussah moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anticla Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1929 | Eyed Silkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celerio Agassiz, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerodirphia Michener, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crateronyx Hübner, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dirphia Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endromis Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epia Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1780 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Hylesia Hübner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lonomia Walker, 1886 | Giant Silkworm Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Molippa Walker, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxytenis Hübner, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paradirphia Michener, 1990 | | 1 | 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 | | Quentalia Schaus, 1922 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1775 | Emperor moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1758 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Therinia Hübner, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Titaea Hübner, 1932 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zanola Walker, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central Europe
77 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758 | Tau emperor | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Anisota oslari W. Rothschild, 1907 | Oslar's Oakworm Moth | | Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855 | Chinese oak silk moth | | Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai Guérin-Ménev..., 1861 | Japanese oak silk moth | | Anticla antica Walker, 1855 | | | Automeris pallidior Draudt, 1929 | | | Celerio galii (Kuznetsova, 1906) | ⇒ Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | | Cerodirphia avenata Max Wilhelm ..., 1930 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780 | | | Endromis versicolora Linnaeus, 1758 | Kentish Glory | | Epia muscosa Butler, 1878 | | | 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 galii (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles hippophaes Esper, 1789 | Sea Thorn Hawk-moth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles perfulva Schultz., 1911 | | | Hyles renneri (Esper, 1779) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles subvittata Schultz, 1911 | | | Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780 | Dusky hawk moth | | Hylesia continua Walker, 1865 | | | Laothoe amurensis Staudinger, 1892 | Aspen Hawk-moth | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Lemonia dumi Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Lemonia taraxaci Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Autumn Silkworm Moth | | Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886) | ⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | 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 | | Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Oak hawk moth | | Molippa simillima Jones, 1907 | | | Oxytenis beprea Druce, 1886 | | | Paradirphia winifredae Lemaire & K...., 1990 | | | 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 | | | Quentalia numalia Schaus, 1929 | | | Quentalia subumbrata Dognin, 1922 | | | Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853 | Orizaba Silkmoth | | 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 | | Smerinthus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | | Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 | Larch hawk moth | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth | | Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904 | | | Therinia transversaria Druce, 1887 | | | Titaea tamerlan Maassen, 1869 | | | Titaea tamerlan guayaquila Schaus, 1932 | | | Xylophanes cthulhu Haxaire & Va..., 2008 | | | Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878 | | | Xylophanes staudingeri Rothschild, 1894 | | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx | | Zanola verago Cramer, 1777 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Central Europe | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Glory Moths, Kentish Glory | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 2
3 | Genera
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 | 19
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 16
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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