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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Socotra (Yemen)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
100
378
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
98
372
558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
357
542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
311
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
188
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
188
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
188
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
126
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
115
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Socotra
1 Family width 6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Socotra
3 Genera with 6 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Socotra
6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion guichardi (Carcasson, 1968)⇒ Hippotion rosae Butler, 1882
Hippotion rosae Butler, 1882Grey Hippotion
Hippotion rosae guichardi Carcasson, 1968
Hippotion socotrensis Rebel, 1899
Hippotion socotrensis socotrensis Rebel, 1899
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Socotra
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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