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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Mercantour National Park (Provence-Alpes-Cote d´Azur, France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
177
1094
1816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
177
1094
1816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
1082
1802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
123
898
1547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
45
464
915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
45
464
915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
44
463
914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
314
603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
279
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mercantour National Park
2 Families width 11 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths10SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mercantour National Park
9 Genera with 11 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17803SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Marumba Moore, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mercantour National Park
11 Species
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758Small elephant hawk moth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780Dusky hawk moth
Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar hawk moth
Lemonia taraxaci Denis & Schi..., 1775Autumn Silkworm Moth
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775Oak hawk moth
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Mercantour National Park
FamilyLemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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