Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Central Hesse (Hesse, Germany)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
937
1502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 199
935
1500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 188
913
1470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 148
816
1366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
357
521 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 39
357
521 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
355
519 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
301
456 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
291
445 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
12
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Central Hesse
4 Families width 19 Species
Genera for Central Hesse
12 Genera with 19 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Endromis Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1772 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1775 | Emperor moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central Hesse
19 Species | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Endromis versicolora Linnaeus, 1758 | Kentish Glory | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Lemonia dumi Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb hawk moth | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth | | Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 | Larch hawk moth | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Central Hesse | 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 | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 9
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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