Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for France (West Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 858
11985
46630 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 853
11967
46594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 767
11719
46053 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 444
9293
39704 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 83
2591
9425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 82
2588
9408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 78
2574
9379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
1596
4927 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 22
1428
4095 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 7
93
190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for France
7 Families width 190 Species and 31 Subspecies
Genera for France
93 Genera with 190 Species
| Acanthobrahmaea Sauter, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1807 | Asian-American moon moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Adelocephala Duponchel, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adeloneivaia Travassos, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Adelowalkeria Travassos, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adhemarius Oiticica, 1903 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aleuron Boisduval, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphion Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphonyx Poey, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Angelica Distant, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodes Packard, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arsenura Duncan, 1779 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1919 | Eyed Silkmoths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Axia Hübner, 1926 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1851 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callionima Lucas, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceridia Rothschild &..., 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cheneya Schaus, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citioica Travassos & ..., 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colabata Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colla Walker, 1911 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Copaxa Walker, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cricula Walker, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dirphia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepatelodes Draudt, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1868 | Imperial Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ellenbeckia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endromis Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epia Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graellsia Grote, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammopelta Rothschild, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1841 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1780 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hylesia Hübner, 1913 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hyloicus Linnaeus, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isognathus Felder & Felder, 1780 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lonomia Walker, 1971 | Giant Silkworm Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1917 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neococytius Hodges, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olceclostera Butler, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Othorene Boisduval, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oxytenis Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paradaemonia Bouvier, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phiditia Möschler, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1772 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiloscola Michener, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rolepa Walker, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1798 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1775 | Emperor moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Schausiella Bouvier, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1758 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1828 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tamphana Schaus, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1991 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Therinia Hübner, 1825 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tinostoma Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Titaea Hübner, 1980 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Unzela Walker, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1894 | | 14 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for France
190 Species and 31 Subspecies | Acanthobrahmaea europaea Hartig, 1963 | European Owl Moth | | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Actias isabellae Graells, 1849 | Spanish Moon Moth | | Actias selene Hübner, 1807 | Indian Luna Moth | | Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905 | | | Adeloneivaia boisduvalii Doumet, 1859 | | | Adeloneivaia subangulata Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | | Adelowalkeria eugenia (Druce, 1904) | ⇒ Adelowalkeria eugenicolombiana Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | Adhemarius gagarini Zikan, 1935 | | | Adhemarius globifer Dyar, 1912 | | | Adhemarius palmeri Boisduval, 1875 | | | Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Aglia macropis Lenz, 1925 | | | Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758 | Tau emperor | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Aleuron carinata Walker, 1856 | | | Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875 | | | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | | Angelica heterocarpa J.Lloyd, 1859 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855 | Chinese oak silk moth | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Apatelodes pandarioides Schaus, 1905 | | | Arsenura albopicta Jordan, 1922 | | | Arsenura batesii arcaei Druce, 1886 | | | Arsenura mossi Jordan, 1922 | | | Arsenura sylla sylla Cramer, 1779 | | | Automeris amoena Boisduval, 1875 | | | Automeris curvilinea Schaus, 1906 | | | Automeris egeus Cramer, 1775 | | | Automeris jucundoides Schaus, 1906 | | | Automeris larra Walker, 1855 | | | Automeris moresca Schaus, 1906 | | | Automeris themis Dognin, 1919 | | | Axia margarita Hübner, 1813 | | | Axia napoleona Schawerda, 1926 | | | Bombyx taraxacoides Bellier de l..., 1851 | | | Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943 | Falcifera Sphinx Moth | | Callionima nomius Walker, 1856 | Fan-tailed Bark Moth | | Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943 | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Cephonodes apus (Boisduval, 1833) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Ceridia stuckenbergi (Griveaud, 1959) | ⇒ Ceridia nigricans Griveaud, 1959 | | Cheneya morissa Schaus, 1929 | | | Citheronia hamifera hamifera Rothschild, 1907 | | | Citioica anthonilis (Herrich-Schä..., 1854) | ⇒ Citioica guayensis Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832) | ⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Colla gaudialis Schaus, 1905 | | | Colla lilacina Dognin, 1916 | | | Colla opalifera Dognin, 1911 | | | Copaxa marona Schaus, 1906 | | | Copiopteryx semiramis semiramis Cramer, 1775 | | | Cricula trifenestrata agria Jordan, 1909 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila elpenor elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Deilephila galii (Kirby, 1892) | ⇒ Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Dirphia tarquinia Cramer, 1775 | | | Drepatelodes umbrillinea Schaus, 1905 | | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Eacles guianensis Schaus, 1905 | | | Eacles imperialis cacicus Boisduval, 1868 | | | Endromis versicolora Linnaeus, 1758 | Kentish Glory | | Enyo cavifer Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Enyo lugubris lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Epia muscosa Butler, 1878 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | Lassauxs Sphinx Moth | | Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | Oenotrus Sphinx | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eumorpha capronnieri Boisduval, 1875 | | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775 | | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832 | Cuban Sphinx | | Graellsia isabellae (Graells, 1849) | ⇒ Actias isabellae Graells, 1849 | | Grammopelta lineata Schaus, 1906 | | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemileuca hera hera Harris, 1841 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion ocys (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | | Hyles dahlii Geyer, 1827 | Smoky Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles euphorbiae euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles hippophaes Esper, 1789 | Sea Thorn Hawk-moth | | Hyles hippophaes hippophaes Esper, 1789 | | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles nicaea Prunner, 1798 | Greater Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles nicaea nicaea Prunner, 1798 | | | Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780 | Dusky hawk moth | | Hylesia indurata Dyar, 1910 | | | Hylesia lilacina Dognin, 1912 | | | Hylesia molpex Dyar, 1913 | | | Hylesia rex Dyar, 1913 | | | Hylesia valvex Dyar, 1913 | | | Hyloicus maurorum (Jordan, 1931) | ⇒ Sphinx maurorum Jordan, 1931 | | Isognathus caricae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Isognathus excelsior (Boisduval, 1875) | ⇒ Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865 | | Isognathus leachi Swainson, 1823 | | | Isognathus leachii Swainson, 1823 | | | Isognathus occidentalis (Clark, 1929) | ⇒ Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865 | | Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780 | | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Laothoe populi populi Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Lemonia dumi Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Lemonia taraxaci Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Autumn Silkworm Moth | | Lonomia camox Lemaire, 1971 | | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Macroglossum arimasi Hogenes & Tr..., 1993 | | | Macroglossum backi Eitschberger, 2009 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782 | | | Manduca brunalba Clark, 1929 | | | Manduca diffissa mesosa Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Manduca diffissa tropicalis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Manduca huascara Schaus, 1941 | | | Manduca lucetius Cramer, 1780 | | | Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | | Manduca prestoni Gehlen, 1926 | | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca rustica rustica Fabricius, 1775 | | | Manduca vestalis Jordan, 1917 | | | Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Oak hawk moth | | Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775 | Cluentius Sphinx | | Olceclostera oriunda Schaus, 1905 | | | Othorene hodeva (Druce, 1904) | ⇒ Othorene winbrechlini Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | Othorene purpurascens (Schaus, 1905) | ⇒ Othorene lapaziana Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | Oxytenis mirabilis Cramer, 1780 | | | Pachylia darceta Druce, 1881 | | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Paradaemonia platydesmia platydesmia | | | Phiditia maculosa Dognin, 1916 | | | Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb hawk moth | | Proserpinus proserpinus Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb Hawkmoth | | Protambulyx goeldii Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Protambulyx sulphurea Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Pseudodirphia agis Cramer, 1775 | | | Pseudodirphia obliqua Bouvier, 1924 | | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Ptiloscola lasiocampa Bryk, 1953 | | | Ptiloscola photophila Rothschild, 1907 | | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Rolepa marginepicta Dognin, 1914 | | | Samia canningii Hutton, 1859 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Samia cynthia walkeri Felder & Felder, 1862 | | | Samia ricini Donovan, 1798 | Eri silkworm | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavoniella Scopoli, 1763 | | | Saturnia (Eudia) spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Sloe Emperor Moth | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth | | Schausiella arpi Schaus, 1892 | | | Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Eyed Hawk-moth | | Sphingonaepiopsis wellsi (Clark, 1929) | ⇒ Sphingonaepiopsis malgassica Clark, 1929 | | Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 | Larch hawk moth | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth | | Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797 | Laurel Sphinx | | Sphinx maurorum Jordan, 1931 | Southern Pine Hawk-moth | | Sphinx poecila Stephens, 1828 | Milktree | | Tamphana maoma Schaus, 1920 | | | Tamphana praecipua Schaus, 1905 | | | Theretra celaeno (Esper, 1782) | ⇒ Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777 | | Theretra gauthieri Darge, 1991 | | | Therinia buckleyi Druce, 1890 | | | Therinia diffissa Jordan, 1924 | | | Therinia stricturaria Hübner, 1825 | | | Titaea lemoulti Schaus, 1905 | | | Titaea tamerlan amazonensis Lemaire, 1980 | | | Unzela pronoe Druce, 1894 | | | Unzela pronoe pronoe Druce, 1894 | | | Xylophanes amadis Stoll, 1782 | | | Xylophanes amadis amadis | | | Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777 | | | Xylophanes chiron nechus Cramer, 1777 | | | Xylophanes elara Druce, 1878 | | | Xylophanes epaphus Boisduval, 1885 | | | Xylophanes guianensis Rothschild, 1894 | | | Xylophanes haxairei Cadiou, 1985 | | | Xylophanes rufescens Rothschild, 1894 | | | Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758 | | | Xylophanes thyelia salvini Druce, 1878 | | | Xylophanes thyelia thyelia Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Xylophanes zurcheri Druce, 1894 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in France | 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 | 10
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Glory Moths, Kentish Glory | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1
3 | 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 | 35
64 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 44
108 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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