Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region West Midlands (English Midlands, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 425
3413
8111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 425
3413
8111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 400
3364
8028 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 293
2941
7315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
811
1724 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 55
810
1720 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
803
1707 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
531
1031 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
451
793 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
18
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West Midlands
4 Families width 26 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for West Midlands
18 Genera with 26 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Endromis Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1758 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1758 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1780 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Midlands
26 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Endromis versicolora Linnaeus, 1758 | Kentish Glory | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Pine sphinx | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Paonias astylus Drury, 1773 | Huckleberry Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Eyed Hawk-moth | | Smerinthus ocellata ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 | Larch hawk moth | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth | | Sphinx gordius (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in West Midlands | Family | Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Glory Moths, Kentish Glory | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 13
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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