Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Metropolitan France (France)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 629
6454
17086 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 626
6448
17079 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 572
6314
16833 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 368
5216
14984 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 70
1791
6730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 69
1789
6714 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 67
1778
6693 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
1055
3381 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
912
2675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
30
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Metropolitan France
4 Families width 53 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Metropolitan France
30 Genera with 53 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1849 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amphion Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axia Hübner, 1926 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endromis Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1780 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1772 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1798 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1775 | Emperor moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1758 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1828 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tinostoma Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Metropolitan France
53 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Actias isabellae Graells, 1849 | Spanish Moon Moth | | Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758 | Tau emperor | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Axia margarita Hübner, 1813 | | | Axia napoleona Schawerda, 1926 | | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila elpenor elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Endromis versicolora Linnaeus, 1758 | Kentish Glory | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hyles dahlii Geyer, 1827 | Smoky Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles hippophaes Esper, 1789 | Sea Thorn Hawk-moth | | Hyles hippophaes hippophaes Esper, 1789 | | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles nicaea Prunner, 1798 | Greater Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles nicaea nicaea Prunner, 1798 | | | Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780 | Dusky hawk moth | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Laothoe populi populi Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Lemonia dumi Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Lemonia taraxaci Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Autumn Silkworm Moth | | Macroglossum arimasi Hogenes & Tr..., 1993 | | | Macroglossum backi Eitschberger, 2009 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Oak hawk moth | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb hawk moth | | Samia canningii Hutton, 1859 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Samia ricini Donovan, 1798 | Eri silkworm | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavoniella Scopoli, 1763 | | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth | | Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Eyed Hawk-moth | | Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 | Larch hawk moth | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth | | Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797 | Laurel Sphinx | | Sphinx maurorum Jordan, 1931 | Southern Pine Hawk-moth | | Sphinx poecila Stephens, 1828 | Milktree |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Metropolitan France | Family | Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Glory Moths, Kentish Glory | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 21
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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