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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Gran Canaria (Canary Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
68
228
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
227
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
226
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
51
166
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
17
50
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
17
50
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
17
50
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
8
34
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
34
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gran Canaria
1 Family width 4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gran Canaria
4 Genera with 4 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gran Canaria
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth
Hyles tithymali tithymali Boisduval, 1834
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Gran Canaria
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov