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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Prince Edward Islands (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
159
467
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
465
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
455
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
399
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
73
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
28
73
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
73
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
41
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
36
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prince Edward Islands
2 Families width 3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prince Edward Islands
3 Genera with 3 Species
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Lemonia Hübner, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prince Edward Islands
3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Prince Edward Islands
FamilyLemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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