Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Scotland (Great Britain, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 475
4240
10514 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 473
4237
10511 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 452
4171
10374 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 322
3651
9467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 63
1110
2456 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 62
1109
2451 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1100
2420 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
763
1594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
676
1298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
25
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Scotland
5 Families width 35 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Scotland
25 Genera with 35 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 | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endromis Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1852 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1758 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1758 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Scotland
35 Species and 4 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 | | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Endromis versicolora Linnaeus, 1758 | Kentish Glory | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852 | Common sheep moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855 | Ceanothus silk moth | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Laothoe populi populi Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Eyed Hawk-moth | | Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 | Larch hawk moth | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth | | Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904 | | | Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777 | Pluto Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Scotland | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Glory Moths, Kentish Glory | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 15
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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