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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Turkmenistan (Turkestan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
275
2252
5664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
273
2246
5651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
269
2240
5645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1782
4719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
482
1085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
481
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
481
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
322
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
288
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Turkmenistan
3 Families width 18 Species and 4 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Turkmenistan
9 Genera with 18 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18089SpeciesTaxom
Lemonia Hübner, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 17722SpeciesTaxom
Rethera Rothschild &..., 18852SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Turkmenistan
18 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758Small elephant hawk moth
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Hyles centralasiae Otto Staudinger, 1887
Hyles hippophaes Esper, 1789Sea Thorn Hawk-moth
Hyles hippophaes bienerti Staudinger, 1874
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Hyles peplides Christoph, 1894
Hyles peplidis Christoph, 1894
Hyles robertsi Butler, 1880Spurge Hawkmoth
Hyles robertsi peplidis Christoph, 1894
Hyles zygophylli Ochsenheimer, 1808Bean-caper Hawkmoth
Lemonia peilei klapperichi Wiltshire, 1961
Lemonia sardanapalus Staudinger, 1887
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772Willowherb hawk moth
Proserpinus proserpinus Pallas, 1772Willowherb Hawkmoth
Rethera komarovi Christoph, 1885
Rethera komarovi komarovi Cristoph, 1885
Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758Levant Hawk Moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Turkmenistan
FamilyLemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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