Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Tunisia (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 359
2886
6687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 358
2883
6684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 350
2865
6665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
2182
5485 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 44
404
831 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
403
830 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
402
829 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
236
439 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
214
389 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
12
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tunisia
4 Families width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Tunisia
12 Genera with 17 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1871 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1848 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tunisia
17 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hyles dahlii Geyer, 1827 | Smoky Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles tithymali mauretanica Staudinger, 1871 | | | Laothoe austauti Staudinger, 1877 | Maghreb Poplar Hawkmoth | | Lemonia vallantini Oberthür, 1890 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Saturnia atlantica Lucas, 1848 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Tunisia | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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