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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Pays de la Loire (North France, France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
1615
2736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
1614
2735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
266
1555
2581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
183
1332
2286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
564
949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
564
949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
563
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
449
770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
423
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
25
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pays de la Loire
2 Families width 36 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths30SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pays de la Loire
25 Genera with 36 Species
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Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Adelocephala Duponchel, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Aglia Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Callosamia Packard, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Darapsa Walker, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 17721SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1775Emperor moths2SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1875Eyed Hawkmoths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodina Blanchard, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17973SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17713SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pays de la Loire
36 Species
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905
Adeloneivaia subangulata Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758Tau emperor
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Callosamia angulifera Walker, 1855Angulated silk moth
Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Darapsa versicolor Harris, 1839Hydrangea sphinx
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758Small elephant hawk moth
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832Cuban Sphinx
Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk
Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758Broad-bordered Bee Hawk
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar hawk moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772Willowherb hawk moth
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758Emperor
Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775Giant Emperor Moth
Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758Eyed Hawk-moth
Smerinthus saliceti Boisduval, 1875Salicet Sphinx
Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821Abbot'S Sphinx Moth
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth
Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758Privet Hawk Moth
Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797Laurel Sphinx
Xylophanes amadis Stoll, 1782
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Pays de la Loire
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
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
20
30
Genera
Species

Taxom



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