Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Languedoc-Roussillon (Occitania Region, France)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 347
2435
4385 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 346
2434
4384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 332
2390
4282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 223
1915
3552 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
763
1473 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
763
1473 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
761
1471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
572
1135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
534
1090 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
18
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Languedoc-Roussillon
2 Families width 27 Species
Genera for Languedoc-Roussillon
18 Genera with 27 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1849 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axia Hübner, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1798 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1772 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1775 | Emperor moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1758 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1931 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Languedoc-Roussillon
27 Species | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Actias isabellae Graells, 1849 | Spanish Moon Moth | | Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758 | Tau emperor | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Axia margarita Hübner, 1813 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles nicaea Prunner, 1798 | Greater Spurge Hawk-moth | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Oak hawk moth | | Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb hawk moth | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavoniella Scopoli, 1763 | | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth | | Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Eyed Hawk-moth | | Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 | Larch hawk moth | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth | | Sphinx maurorum Jordan, 1931 | Southern Pine Hawk-moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Languedoc-Roussillon | 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
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 14
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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