Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Northern Greece (Greece)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 234
1210
2159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 234
1210
2159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 224
1187
2120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 158
984
1787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
369
641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
368
640 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
367
639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
252
456 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
228
427 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
13
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Northern Greece
3 Families width 18 Species
Genera for Northern Greece
13 Genera with 18 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1800 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rethera Rothschild &..., 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1775 | Emperor moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northern Greece
18 Species | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758 | Tau emperor | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) croatica Esper, 1800 | Olive Bee Hawk-moth | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles hippophaes Esper, 1789 | Sea Thorn Hawk-moth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Lemonia taraxaci Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Autumn Silkworm Moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Oak hawk moth | | Rethera komarovi Christoph, 1885 | | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Saturnia (Perisomena) caecigena (Kupido, 1825) | ⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth | | Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758 | Levant Hawk Moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Northern Greece | 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 | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 10
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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