Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Germany (North Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 875
10955
41973 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 870
10944
41952 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 773
10646
41239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 450
8573
35567 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
2078
6988 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
2073
6970 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2060
6934 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1316
3927 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1169
3237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
53
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Germany
6 Families width 98 Species and 11 Subspecies
Genera for Germany
53 Genera with 98 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1849 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amorpha Hübner, 1758 | False indigo | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphion Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1820 | Oakworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1861 | Tussah moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1986 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycites Heer, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calymnia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crateronyx Hübner, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dactyloceras Mell, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Endromis Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eudia Schrank, 1758 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Graellsia Grote, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1780 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Hyloicus Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panacra Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perisomena Walker, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1772 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterogon Boisduval, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiloscola Michener, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodinia Staudinger, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1884 | Emperor moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1758 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidites Kernbach, 1967 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1839 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Unzela Walker, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Germany
98 Species and 11 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Acherontia sculda (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | | Actias isabellae Graells, 1849 | Spanish Moon Moth | | 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 | | Amorpha populi Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Angonyx emus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai Guérin-Ménev..., 1861 | Japanese oak silk moth | | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Automeris boudinotiana Lemaire, 1986 | | | Bombycites buchii ♰ O. Heer, 1865 | | | Bombycites oeningensis ♰ O. Heer, 1849 | | | Bombyx castrensis Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Bombyx elegans (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Diaphone eumela Stoll, 1781 | | Bombyx neustria Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Bombyx populi Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Bombyx quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Bombyx rubea Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Bombyx rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Calymnia trapezina (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Cosmia trapezina Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Dactyloceras (Shinocksiceras) widenmanni Karsch, 1895 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Deilephila porcellus porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Endromis versicolora Linnaeus, 1758 | Kentish Glory | | Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eudia pavonia (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Saturnia pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | | Graellsia isabellae (Graells, 1849) | ⇒ Actias isabellae Graells, 1849 | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemaris (Hemaris) croatica Esper, 1800 | Olive Bee Hawk-moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hyles annellata Closs, 1915 | | | Hyles cleopatra Wladasch., 1931 | | | Hyles decolorata Bandermann., 1913 | | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles euphorbiae euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Hyles exculae Hufnagel, 1766 | | | Hyles farinata Wladasch, 1931 | | | Hyles galii (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles goenneri Bandermann, 1915 | | | Hyles grisea Closs, 1911 | | | Hyles hippophaes Esper, 1789 | Sea Thorn Hawk-moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles multicolor Wladasch., 1931 | | | Hyles ruehlii Bandermann, 1915 | | | Hyles unimacula Closs, 1915 | | | Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780 | Dusky hawk moth | | Hyloicus pinastri (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Anarsia acaciae Walsingham, 1896 | | Laothoe amurensis Staudinger, 1892 | Aspen Hawk-moth | | 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 | | 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 | | | Marumba gaschkewitschii BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Oak hawk moth | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Perisomena caecigena Kupido, 1825 | Autumn Emperor Moth | | Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb hawk moth | | Proserpinus proserpinus Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb Hawkmoth | | Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Pterogon oenotherae Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Ptiloscola lasiocampa Bryk, 1953 | | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Rhodinia fugax Butler, 1877 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Saturnia pavonia meridionalis Calberla, 1884 | | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavoniella Scopoli, 1763 | | | Saturnia (Eudia) spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Sloe Emperor Moth | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth | | Saturnia carpini (Schiffermüller, 1776) | ⇒ Saturnia pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | | Saturnia meridionalis (Calberla, 1884) | ⇒ Saturnia pavoniella Scopoli, 1763 | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Eyed Hawk-moth | | Smerinthus ocellata ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Smerinthus populi Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Smerinthus tiliae (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758 | | Sphingidites weidneri ♰ Kernbach, 1967 | | | Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 | Larch hawk moth | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth | | Sphinx convolvuli (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Agrius convoluli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Sphinx schroeteri Germar, 1839 | | | Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904 | | | Unzela pronoe pronoe Druce, 1894 | | | Xylophanes rothschildia | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Germany | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 2
9 | 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 | 2
3 | Genera
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 | 17
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 30
63 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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