Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Greece (Southeast Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 554
7167
23442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 550
7152
23419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 527
7070
23233 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 348
5692
19791 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 68
1800
5673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1799
5662 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
1794
5654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
1089
3115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
972
2671 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
56
102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Greece
4 Families width 102 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Greece
56 Genera with 102 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amorpha Hübner, 1797 | False indigo | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphion Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1773 | Oakworms | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axia Hübner, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cirina Walker, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Compsulyx Holloway, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1839 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolba Walker, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolbina Staudinger, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1775 | Bee hawk-moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1943 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1780 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olceclostera Butler, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perisomena Walker, 1825 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polythysana Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1772 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protogynanisa Rougeot, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudantheraea Weymer, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rethera Rothschild &..., 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1775 | Emperor moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1758 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecodina Blanchard, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingicampa Walsh, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingoneopsis Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1797 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1839 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Greece
102 Species and 6 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758 | Tau emperor | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx bima bima Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797 | Walnut Sphinx | | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Anisota peigleri Riotte, 1975 | Peigler's Oakworm Moth | | Anisota stigma Fabricius, 1775 | Spiny oak worm | | Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773 | Brown anisota | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Axia nesiota Reisser, 1962 | | | Bombyx helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Eilema deplanum Esper, 1787 | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Bombyx rufina Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Callosamia angulifera Walker, 1855 | Angulated silk moth | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835 | Elm sphinx | | Ceratomia catalpae Boisduval, 1875 | Catalpa Hornworm | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Cirina forda Westwood, 1849 | Pallid Emperor Moth | | Citheronia regalis Fabricius, 1793 | Hickory horned devil | | Citheronia sepulcralis Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Pine devil | | Compsulyx cochereaui Viette, 1971 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779 | Azalea Sphinx | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Darapsa versicolor Harris, 1839 | Hydrangea sphinx | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773 | Black Alder Sphinx | | Dolbina elegans A. Bang-Haas, 1912 | Ash Hawkmoth | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821 | Pandora sphinx | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemaris (Hemaris) croatica Esper, 1800 | Olive Bee Hawk-moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Hemileuca chinatiensis Tinkham, 1943 | Chinati Sheepmoth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Hyles cretica (Eitschberger..., 1998) | ⇒ Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834 | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles euphorbiae euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Hyles hippophaes Esper, 1789 | Sea Thorn Hawk-moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles nicaea Prunner, 1798 | Greater Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834 | Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles tithymali cretica | | | Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780 | Dusky hawk moth | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Pine sphinx | | Lemonia balcanica Herrich-Schä..., 1847 | | | Lemonia dumi Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Lemonia taraxaci Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Autumn Silkworm Moth | | Ludia arida Jordan, 1938 | | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782 | | | Manduca jasminearum Guérin, 1832 | Ash Sphinx | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Oak hawk moth | | Olceclostera angelica Grote, 1864 | Angel Moth | | Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839 | Big poplar sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Perisomena caecigena Kupido, 1825 | Autumn Emperor Moth | | Perisomena derosata (Kupido, 1825) | ⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | Perisomena parviocellata (Kupido, 1825) | ⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | Perisomena transcaucasica (Kupido, 1825) | ⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | Perisomena unicolor (Kupido, 1825) | ⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | Perisomena wiskotti (Kupido, 1825) | ⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | Polyptychus claudiae Brechlin , K..., 2001 | | | Polythysana cinerascens Philippi, 1859 | | | Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb hawk moth | | Proserpinus proserpinus Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb Hawkmoth | | Protogynanisa athletoides Rougeot, 1971 | | | Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | | Rethera komarovi Christoph, 1885 | | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavoniella Scopoli, 1763 | | | Saturnia (Eudia) spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Sloe Emperor Moth | | Saturnia (Perisomena) caecigena (Kupido, 1825) | ⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Eyed Hawk-moth | | Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821 | Abbot'S Sphinx Moth | | Sphingicampa bisecta (Lintner, 1879) | ⇒ Syssphinx bisecta Lintner, 1879 | | Sphingoneopsis gorgoniades Hübner, 1819 | Gorgon Hawkmoth | | Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 | Larch hawk moth | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth | | Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797 | Laurel Sphinx | | Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758 | Levant Hawk Moth | | Theretra boisduvalii Bugnion, 1839 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Greece | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 2
4 | Genera
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 | 18
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 35
63 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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