Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for North France (Metropolitan France, France)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 451
3426
5992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 449
3423
5990 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 425
3373
5903 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 291
2781
5062 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
809
1549 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 52
807
1545 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
802
1540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
584
1131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
538
1050 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
20
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for North France
4 Families width 28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for North France
20 Genera with 28 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphion Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Endromis Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1772 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1798 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1775 | Emperor moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1758 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tinostoma Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North France
28 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758 | Tau emperor | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Endromis versicolora Linnaeus, 1758 | Kentish Glory | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | 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 (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 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in North France | Family | Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Glory Moths, Kentish Glory | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 14
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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