Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Morocco (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 414
3688
10146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 411
3684
10140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 400
3637
10042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 251
2823
8299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
609
1357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
609
1357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
609
1357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
383
808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
344
736 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
16
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Morocco
3 Families width 29 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Morocco
16 Genera with 29 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axia Hübner, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1927 | Bee hawk-moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1871 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1772 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1848 | Emperor moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1890 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Morocco
29 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Axia ernestina (Turati, 1934) | ⇒ Batrachedra agaura Meyrick, 1901 | | Axia margarita Hübner, 1813 | | | Axia vaulogeri Staudinger, 1892 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) aksana Le Cerf, 1923 | Atlas bee hawkmoth | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemaris fuciformis jordani Clark, 1927 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles nicaea Prunner, 1798 | Greater Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles robertsi Butler, 1880 | Spurge Hawkmoth | | Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834 | Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles tithymali mauretanica Staudinger, 1871 | | | Laothoe austauti Staudinger, 1877 | Maghreb Poplar Hawkmoth | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Lemonia vallantini Oberthür, 1890 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum heliophila heliophila Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Oak hawk moth | | Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb hawk moth | | Proserpinus proserpinus Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb Hawkmoth | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth | | Saturnia atlantica Lucas, 1848 | | | Smerinthus ocellata atlanticus Austaut, 1890 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Morocco | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1
1 | 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 | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 14
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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