Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Europe (Eurasia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 1367
32066
207553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 1360
32013
207217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 1178
31231
205088 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 629
24462
178329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 105
6360
28013 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 102
6327
27912 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 97
6291
27790 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 31
3877
15313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 26
3512
12920 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 9
207
570 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Europe
9 Families width 570 Species and 78 Subspecies
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Europe | Family | Apatelodidae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
American Silkworm Moths, Apatelodid Moths, Apatelodod Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 15
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Glory Moths, Kentish Glory | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 10
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 2
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mirinidae
Kozlov, 1985
| 1
0 | 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 | 78
187 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 96
324 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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