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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for South Aegean Islands (Aegean Islands, Greece)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
127
385
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
127
385
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
122
377
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
331
510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
123
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
123
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
123
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
89
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
87
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Aegean Islands
2 Families width 7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Aegean Islands
6 Genera with 7 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 03SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1775Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Aegean Islands
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Hyles cretica (Eitschberger..., 1998)⇒ Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834
Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth
Hyles tithymali cretica
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775Giant Emperor Moth
Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758Levant Hawk Moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in South Aegean Islands
FamilySaturniidae
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
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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