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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Madeira Island (Madeira)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
294
1683
3013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
291
1678
3006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
287
1673
2998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
199
1269
2340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
207
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
207
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
30
207
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
92
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
75
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Madeira Island
1 Family width 7 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Madeira Island
5 Genera with 7 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madeira Island
7 Species
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Madeira Island
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov