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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Middle Franconia (Bavaria, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
169
775
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
169
775
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
159
753
1255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
652
1140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
34
257
365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
34
257
365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
33
256
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
172
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
150
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Middle Franconia
2 Families width 10 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Middle Franconia
8 Genera with 10 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1758Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1758Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Middle Franconia
10 Species
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Hemaris (Hemaris) croatica Esper, 1800Olive Bee Hawk-moth
Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758Broad-bordered Bee Hawk
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758Emperor
Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758Eyed Hawk-moth
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Middle Franconia
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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