Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Jordan (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 254
1397
2327 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 254
1397
2327 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 240
1359
2274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 167
1096
1909 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
435
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 39
435
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
433
706 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
298
494 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
253
422 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
10
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Jordan
3 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Jordan
10 Genera with 10 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campimoptilum Karsch, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 2022 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micragone Walker, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Jordan
10 Species | Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847 | Death's-head Hawk Moth | | Campimoptilum sparsum Darge, 2008 | | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Lemonia levantina Prozorov et al., 2022 | | | Ludia riekerti Bouyer, 2013 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Micragone udzungwa Darge, 2011 | | | Orthogonioptilum csomaense Bouyer, 1992 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Jordan | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1
1 | 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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