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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Santa Maria Island (Azores)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
147
479
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
144
474
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
140
470
618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
88
334
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
63
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
63
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
63
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
8
39
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
7
37
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Maria Island
1 Family width 4 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Maria Island
4 Genera with 4 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Maria Island
4 Species
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Santa Maria Island
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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