Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region South Cambridgeshire (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 368
2473
4045 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 368
2473
4045 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 349
2428
3972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 255
2054
3460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
514
738 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
514
738 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
511
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
404
605 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
378
569 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
13
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South Cambridgeshire
3 Families width 15 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for South Cambridgeshire
13 Genera with 15 Species | Callionima Lucas, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1887 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1758 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Titaea Hübner, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Cambridgeshire
15 Species and 3 Subspecies | Callionima denticulata Schaus, 1895 | | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemileuca lucina H. Edwards, 1887 | New England Buck Moth | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Opodiphthera astrophela Walker, 1855 | Emperor Moth | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Eyed Hawk-moth | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth | | Titaea tamerlan guayaquila Schaus, 1932 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in South Cambridgeshire | 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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