Bombycoidea (Latreille 1802), Hawk-moths ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Superfamily

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Taxonomy of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	3816 189502 2439455	Families Genera Species
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	3399 186457 2415487	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	1891 142849 2048615	Families Genera Species
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	322 33641 568299	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	208 32654 567261	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	197 32461 565431	Families Genera Species
Division	Ditrysia Borner, 1925 Butterflies, Moths, Skippers	186 32290 560864	Families Genera Species
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	74 20388 404639	Families Genera Species
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	66 18154 371101	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx	14 1019 18314	Families Genera Species

Subnodes of Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802

Family	Apatelodidae Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894 American Silkworm Moths, Apatelodid Moths	7 18	Genera Species
Family	Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms	95 1433	Genera Species
Family	Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 Brahmin Moths	10 107	Genera Species
Family	Carthaeidae Common, 1966 Australian Silkworm Moths, Australian Silkworms	1 11	Genus Species
Family	Cercophanidae Jordan, 1924 ⇒ Cercophaninae Andean Moon Moths	1 0	Genus Species
Family	Endromidae Boisduval, 1828 Glory Moths, Kentish Glory	3 21	Genera Species
Family	Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths	100 951	Genera Species
Family	Hibrildidae Berger, 1958 ⇒ Eupterotidae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 Autumn Silkworm Moths	6 92	Genera Species
Family	Mirinidae Kozlov, 1985 ⇒ Endromidae	1 4	Genus Species
Family	Oxytenidae Jordan, 1924 ⇒ Oxyteninae Tropical American Silkworm Moths	1 0	Genus Species
Family	Phiditiidae Minet, 1994 ⇒ Phiditiinae	1 1	Genus Species
Family	Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 And Giant Silk Moths, Emperor, Emperor Moths, Moon, Royal	344 8362	Genera Species
Family	Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms	449 7314	Genera Species

Synonyms

Lasiocampoidea (Harris, 1841)

Sphingoidea (Dyar, 1902)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Bombycoidea

German	Spinner und Schwärmer
English	Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
Finnish	Karvakehrääjät, Kehrääjämäiset, Kiitäjät, Kirjokehrääjät, Maitiaiskehrääjät, Riikinkukkokehrääjät

Distribution and Species lists of Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802

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Afghanistan
3 Families 23 Genera 41 Species

Albania
4 Families 42 Genera 64 Species

Algeria
4 Families 32 Genera 56 Species

Andorra
3 Families 33 Genera 50 Species

Angola
5 Families 94 Genera 268 Species

Antigua and Barbuda
4 Families 19 Genera 21 Species

Argentina
6 Families 98 Genera 257 Species

Armenia
3 Families 24 Genera 37 Species

Australia
7 Families 95 Genera 214 Species

Austria
5 Families 35 Genera 73 Species

Azerbaijan
5 Families 19 Genera 31 Species

Bahamas
2 Families 20 Genera 34 Species

Bahrain
1 Families 4 Genera 6 Species

Bangladesh
3 Families 21 Genera 29 Species

Barbados
2 Families 15 Genera 17 Species

Belarus
4 Families 16 Genera 25 Species

Belgium
5 Families 43 Genera 70 Species

Belize
3 Families 56 Genera 144 Species

Benin
2 Families 24 Genera 46 Species

Bhutan
5 Families 29 Genera 39 Species

Bolivia
4 Families 92 Genera 358 Species

Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 Families 29 Genera 46 Species

Botswana
3 Families 34 Genera 47 Species

Brazil
6 Families 168 Genera 741 Species

Brunei
3 Families 21 Genera 32 Species

Bulgaria
4 Families 31 Genera 56 Species

Burkina Faso
3 Families 48 Genera 94 Species

Burundi
4 Families 23 Genera 37 Species

Cambodia
3 Families 15 Genera 18 Species

Cameroon
5 Families 107 Genera 546 Species

Canada
4 Families 62 Genera 153 Species

Cape Verde
2 Families 28 Genera 42 Species

Central African Republic
5 Families 86 Genera 311 Species

Chad
2 Families 28 Genera 48 Species

Chile
4 Families 33 Genera 62 Species

China
8 Families 127 Genera 385 Species

Colombia
6 Families 127 Genera 411 Species

Comoros
2 Families 23 Genera 56 Species

Cook Islands
1 Families 5 Genera 7 Species

Costa Rica
6 Families 119 Genera 474 Species

Croatia
4 Families 30 Genera 53 Species

Cuba
4 Families 77 Genera 187 Species

Cyprus
2 Families 20 Genera 25 Species

Czech Republic
5 Families 33 Genera 52 Species

Democratic Republic of the Congo
6 Families 127 Genera 713 Species

Denmark
5 Families 21 Genera 39 Species

Djibouti
2 Families 15 Genera 22 Species

Dominica
1 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Dominican Republic
1 Families 19 Genera 44 Species

East Timor
2 Families 15 Genera 28 Species

Ecuador
6 Families 125 Genera 427 Species

Egypt
2 Families 10 Genera 12 Species

El Salvador
3 Families 16 Genera 20 Species

Equatorial Guinea
5 Families 62 Genera 162 Species

Eritrea
5 Families 38 Genera 68 Species

Estonia
4 Families 21 Genera 32 Species

Ethiopia
6 Families 76 Genera 198 Species

Fiji
2 Families 13 Genera 26 Species

Finland
4 Families 18 Genera 33 Species

France
7 Families 93 Genera 190 Species

Gabon
5 Families 95 Genera 398 Species

Gambia
5 Families 41 Genera 68 Species

Georgia
3 Families 57 Genera 100 Species

Germany
6 Families 53 Genera 98 Species

Ghana
5 Families 81 Genera 202 Species

Greece
4 Families 56 Genera 102 Species

Grenada
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Guatemala
5 Families 83 Genera 210 Species

Guinea
5 Families 60 Genera 145 Species

Guinea-Bissau
2 Families 8 Genera 14 Species

Guyana
4 Families 45 Genera 120 Species

Haiti
2 Families 12 Genera 19 Species

Honduras
4 Families 85 Genera 253 Species

Hungary
4 Families 24 Genera 44 Species

Iceland
3 Families 18 Genera 27 Species

India
6 Families 159 Genera 549 Species

Indonesia
6 Families 97 Genera 389 Species

Iran
5 Families 42 Genera 75 Species

Iraq
1 Families 5 Genera 11 Species

Ireland
3 Families 19 Genera 26 Species

Israel
2 Families 9 Genera 13 Species

Italy
6 Families 43 Genera 92 Species

Ivory Coast
5 Families 70 Genera 218 Species

Jamaica
2 Families 27 Genera 57 Species

Japan
6 Families 78 Genera 171 Species

Jordan
3 Families 8 Genera 8 Species

Kazakhstan
2 Families 12 Genera 22 Species

Kenya
6 Families 111 Genera 501 Species

Kuwait
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Kyrgyzstan
2 Families 13 Genera 22 Species

Laos
4 Families 29 Genera 34 Species

Latvia
4 Families 15 Genera 25 Species

Lebanon
2 Families 18 Genera 24 Species

Lesotho
3 Families 24 Genera 30 Species

Liberia
4 Families 114 Genera 283 Species

Libya
1 Families 5 Genera 7 Species

Liechtenstein
2 Families 10 Genera 15 Species

Lithuania
6 Families 25 Genera 33 Species

Luxembourg
4 Families 17 Genera 25 Species

Madagascar
4 Families 52 Genera 216 Species

Malawi
6 Families 106 Genera 354 Species

Malaysia
6 Families 77 Genera 198 Species

Maldives
1 Families 5 Genera 8 Species

Mali
2 Families 20 Genera 29 Species

Malta
2 Families 9 Genera 14 Species

Marshall Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 3 Species

Mauritania
1 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Mauritius
2 Families 18 Genera 33 Species

Mexico
7 Families 147 Genera 627 Species

Micronesia
3 Families 17 Genera 31 Species

Moldova
1 Families 11 Genera 17 Species

Mongolia
2 Families 9 Genera 16 Species

Montenegro
2 Families 9 Genera 11 Species

Morocco
3 Families 16 Genera 29 Species

Mozambique
6 Families 97 Genera 217 Species

Myanmar
5 Families 56 Genera 98 Species

Namibia
4 Families 55 Genera 95 Species

Nepal
5 Families 91 Genera 221 Species

Netherlands
4 Families 33 Genera 57 Species

New Zealand
3 Families 19 Genera 23 Species

Nicaragua
4 Families 43 Genera 82 Species

Niger
3 Families 17 Genera 22 Species

Nigeria
5 Families 86 Genera 268 Species

Niue
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

North Korea
4 Families 13 Genera 17 Species

Norway
4 Families 33 Genera 52 Species

Oman
1 Families 12 Genera 15 Species

Pakistan
5 Families 43 Genera 72 Species

Palau
3 Families 13 Genera 16 Species

Palestine
1 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Panama
5 Families 92 Genera 240 Species

Papua New Guinea
5 Families 38 Genera 91 Species

Paraguay
3 Families 59 Genera 135 Species

Peru
6 Families 97 Genera 377 Species

Philippines
5 Families 66 Genera 177 Species

Poland
4 Families 20 Genera 37 Species

Portugal
4 Families 18 Genera 30 Species

Qatar
1 Families 5 Genera 8 Species

Republic of the Congo
3 Families 40 Genera 111 Species

Republic South Africa
6 Families 135 Genera 450 Species

Romania
4 Families 27 Genera 48 Species

Russia
7 Families 61 Genera 151 Species

Rwanda
6 Families 66 Genera 148 Species

Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Saint Lucia
1 Families 11 Genera 15 Species

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Samoa
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

San Marino
2 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

São Tomé and Príncipe
2 Families 15 Genera 34 Species

Saudi Arabia
4 Families 18 Genera 28 Species

Senegal
5 Families 37 Genera 63 Species

Serbia
2 Families 13 Genera 24 Species

Seychelles
2 Families 11 Genera 23 Species

Sierra Leone
5 Families 71 Genera 203 Species

Singapore
4 Families 26 Genera 43 Species

Slovakia
4 Families 18 Genera 30 Species

Slovenia
4 Families 24 Genera 43 Species

Solomon Islands
4 Families 42 Genera 73 Species

Somalia
4 Families 40 Genera 64 Species

Somaliland
4 Families 23 Genera 34 Species

South Korea
5 Families 46 Genera 88 Species

South Sudan
3 Families 22 Genera 40 Species

Spain
6 Families 36 Genera 65 Species

Sri Lanka
4 Families 43 Genera 127 Species

Sudan
2 Families 30 Genera 67 Species

Suriname
3 Families 61 Genera 165 Species

Sweden
6 Families 33 Genera 57 Species

Switzerland
6 Families 36 Genera 50 Species

Syria
2 Families 13 Genera 18 Species

Taiwan
5 Families 90 Genera 245 Species

Tajikistan
3 Families 16 Genera 26 Species

Tanzania
6 Families 125 Genera 747 Species

Thailand
6 Families 101 Genera 281 Species

Togo
5 Families 56 Genera 124 Species

Tonga
1 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

Transnistria
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Trinidad and Tobago
4 Families 60 Genera 146 Species

Tunisia
4 Families 12 Genera 17 Species

Turkey
6 Families 39 Genera 98 Species

Turkmenistan
3 Families 9 Genera 18 Species

Tuvalu
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Uganda
6 Families 106 Genera 406 Species

Ukraine
4 Families 24 Genera 49 Species

United Arab Emirates
1 Families 6 Genera 10 Species

United Kingdom
6 Families 62 Genera 112 Species

Uruguay
3 Families 34 Genera 51 Species

USA
6 Families 159 Genera 532 Species

Uzbekistan
3 Families 13 Genera 21 Species

Vanuatu
1 Families 7 Genera 16 Species

Venezuela
5 Families 77 Genera 251 Species

Vietnam
6 Families 69 Genera 153 Species

Yemen
3 Families 21 Genera 44 Species

Zambia
6 Families 101 Genera 331 Species

Zimbabwe
6 Families 104 Genera 283 Species

Distribution on islands

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Aldabra Group
1 Families 5 Genera 7 Species

Alnön
3 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Alor Archipelago
2 Families 5 Genera 4 Species

Alor Island
2 Families 3 Genera 2 Species

Anholt
1 Families 9 Genera 12 Species

Anjouan
2 Families 14 Genera 21 Species

Antipodes Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Barat Daya Islands
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Basse-Terre Island
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Burra
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Capricorn Group
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Desertas
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

El Hierro
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Erskine Island
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Farquhar Group
1 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Fuerteventura
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Glorioso Islands
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Gran Canaria
1 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Grande Comore
2 Families 20 Genera 43 Species

Grande-Terre
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Hebrides
2 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Heron Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Hiiumaa
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Inner Hebrides
2 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Isla Carmen
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Isla Santa Cruz
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Isla Verde
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Islands of Chile
2 Families 28 Genera 40 Species

Kai Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Kodiak Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

La Digue
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

La Gomera
1 Families 2 Genera 4 Species

La Graciosa
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

La Palma
1 Families 5 Genera 8 Species

Langkawi
1 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Lanzarote
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Lord Howe Island
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Macaronesia
2 Families 32 Genera 53 Species

Magnetic Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Mahé
1 Families 8 Genera 10 Species

Masthead Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Mohéli
2 Families 13 Genera 19 Species

Nias Island
1 Families 7 Genera 11 Species

North West Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Northern Isles
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Northern Line Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Northern Orkney Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Obi Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Obira
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

One Tree Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Orkney Islands
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Outer Hebrides
2 Families 6 Genera 6 Species

Porto Santo Island
1 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Puhtu
4 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Rousay
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Rügen
1 Families 6 Genera 8 Species

Ruhnu
2 Families 7 Genera 10 Species

Savage Islands
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Scalloway Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Shetland Islands
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Shetland Mainland
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Skye
2 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Store Færder
2 Families 8 Genera 9 Species

Stradbroke Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Tenerife
1 Families 4 Genera 6 Species

Thursday Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Uist
2 Families 6 Genera 6 Species

Vancouver Island
2 Families 7 Genera 8 Species

Vilm
1 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Wellington
2 Families 23 Genera 33 Species

Wreck Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Found in fossile formations

Florissant Fossil Beds
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Green River Formation
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
1 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Rott Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Links, sources and further information

Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov