Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Lebanon (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 339
1949
3578 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 338
1948
3577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 327
1917
3538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 217
1548
2998 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
504
867 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
503
866 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
503
866 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
371
657 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
342
594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
18
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lebanon
2 Families width 24 Species
Genera for Lebanon
18 Genera with 24 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clarina Tutt, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1775 | Bee hawk-moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1772 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodafra Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecodina Blanchard, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lebanon
24 Species | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Acherontia sculda (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | | Callosamia angulifera Walker, 1855 | Angulated silk moth | | Clarina syriaca Lederer, 1855 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Hyles conspicua Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb hawk moth | | Proserpinus proserpinus Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb Hawkmoth | | Rhodafra marshalli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Marshall´s Striped Hawk | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821 | Abbot'S Sphinx Moth | | Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758 | Levant Hawk Moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Lebanon | 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 | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 13
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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