Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Madeira (Macaronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 333
2080
4021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 329
2074
4010 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 325
2069
4000 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 218
1577
3164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
278
467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
278
467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
278
467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
141
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
120
181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
7
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Madeira
2 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Madeira
7 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Madeira
11 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hyles cretica (Eitschberger..., 1998) | ⇒ Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834 | Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles tithymali gecki de Freina, 1991 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Madeira | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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