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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for East Kent (Kent, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1233
1821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
270
1231
1819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
1206
1779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
193
1041
1538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
333
486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
333
486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
331
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
234
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
216
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Kent
2 Families width 9 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Kent
7 Genera with 9 Species
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Opodiphthera Wallengren, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1758Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Kent
9 Species
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758Small elephant hawk moth
Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777
Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758Broad-bordered Bee Hawk
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864Emperor Gum Moth
Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758Emperor
Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758Privet Hawk Moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in East Kent
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
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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