Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Sardinia (Italy)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 416
3854
9187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 414
3850
9180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 401
3812
9110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 271
3045
7623 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
815
1999 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
815
1999 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
814
1998 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
466
1058 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
398
866 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
12
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sardinia
3 Families width 18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Sardinia
12 Genera with 18 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1798 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1775 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1758 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sardinia
18 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Bombyx helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Eilema deplanum Esper, 1787 | | Bombyx rufina Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hyles dahlii Geyer, 1827 | Smoky Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles nicaea Prunner, 1798 | Greater Spurge Hawk-moth | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth | | Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Eyed Hawk-moth | | Smerinthus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Sardinia | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
2 | 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
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 9
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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