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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Centre-Val de Loire (North France, France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
1958
3428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
1957
3428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
294
1915
3334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
203
1517
2733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
375
579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
374
578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
371
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
276
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
259
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Centre-Val de Loire
3 Families width 14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths11SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Centre-Val de Loire
12 Genera with 14 Species
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths2SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lapara Walker, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Lemonia Hübner, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1758Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1758Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Centre-Val de Loire
14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk
Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758Broad-bordered Bee Hawk
Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar hawk moth
Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797Pine sphinx
Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Polyptychus paupercula paupercula Holland, 1889
Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758Emperor
Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758Eyed Hawk-moth
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Centre-Val de Loire
FamilyLemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
9
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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