Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Continents
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 2109
116061
1221557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 2100
115859
1220540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 1811
113709
1208758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 928
84435
1006159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 146
21767
211345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 134
21587
210929 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 123
21452
209960 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 44
13271
133903 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 37
11731
117439 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 10
653
6397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Continents
10 Families width 6397 Species and 1126 Subspecies | Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894 | American Silkworm Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 537 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Carthaeidae Common, 1966 | Australian Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endromidae Boisduval, 1828 | Glory Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 556 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Mirinidae (Kozlov, 1985) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2812 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2398 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Continents | Family | Apatelodidae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
American Silkworm Moths, Apatelodid Moths, Apatelodod Moths | 3
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 70
537 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 8
54 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Carthaeidae
Common, 1966
Australian Silkworm Moths, Australian Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Glory Moths, Kentish Glory | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 74
556 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 4
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mirinidae
Kozlov, 1985
| 1
2 | 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 | 219
2812 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 272
2398 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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