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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Greenland (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
197
881
1454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
197
881
1454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
188
866
1438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
140
784
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
34
229
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
34
229
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
33
227
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
170
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
160
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Greenland
3 Families width 8 Species and 2 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Greenland
8 Genera with 8 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lemonia Hübner, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1758Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greenland
8 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar hawk moth
Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758Emperor
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Greenland
FamilyLemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySaturniidae
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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