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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Mayenne (Pays de la Loire, France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
139
420
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
139
420
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
132
405
564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
340
486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
127
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
127
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
127
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
116
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
116
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mayenne
2 Families width 17 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths14SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mayenne
15 Genera with 17 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Adelocephala Duponchel, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Callosamia Packard, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Darapsa Walker, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodina Blanchard, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17713SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mayenne
17 Species
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905
Adeloneivaia subangulata Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Callosamia angulifera Walker, 1855Angulated silk moth
Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Darapsa versicolor Harris, 1839Hydrangea sphinx
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758Broad-bordered Bee Hawk
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821Abbot'S Sphinx Moth
Xylophanes amadis Stoll, 1782
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Mayenne
FamilySaturniidae
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
12
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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