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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Jordan (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
244
1262
2107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
244
1262
2107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
231
1231
2073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
158
968
1708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
308
507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
225
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
203
336
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 Jordan
3 Families width 8 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jordan
8 Genera with 8 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Campimoptilum Karsch, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lemonia Hübner, 20221SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Micragone Walker, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 19921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jordan
8 Species
Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847Death's-head Hawk Moth
Campimoptilum sparsum Darge, 2008
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Lemonia levantina Prozorov et al., 2022
Ludia riekerti Bouyer, 2013
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Micragone udzungwa Darge, 2011
Orthogonioptilum csomaense Bouyer, 1992

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Jordan
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
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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