Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for West Palaearctic (Palaearctic)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 108
1542
9893 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 108
1542
9893 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 108
1542
9893 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 105
1539
9891 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 59
1050
2847 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 58
1049
2845 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 57
1046
2842 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
764
2231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
687
2066 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
26
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West Palaearctic
6 Families width 50 Species
Genera for West Palaearctic
26 Genera with 50 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1849 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1861 | Tussah moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Axia Hübner, 1926 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaea Walker, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Endromis Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1780 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1775 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1772 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rethera Rothschild &..., 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1775 | Emperor moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1758 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1931 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Palaearctic
50 Species | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Actias isabellae Graells, 1849 | Spanish Moon Moth | | Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758 | Tau emperor | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855 | Chinese oak silk moth | | Antheraea (Antheraea) yamamai Guérin-Ménev..., 1861 | Japanese oak silk moth | | Axia margarita Hübner, 1813 | | | Axia napoleona Schawerda, 1926 | | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Brahmaea (Acanthobrahmaea) europaea (Hartig, 1963) | ⇒ Acanthobrahmaea europaea Hartig, 1963 | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Endromis versicolora Linnaeus, 1758 | Kentish Glory | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) aksana Le Cerf, 1923 | Atlas bee hawkmoth | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemaris (Hemaris) croatica Esper, 1800 | Olive Bee Hawk-moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hyles dahlii Geyer, 1827 | Smoky Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles hippophaes Esper, 1789 | Sea Thorn Hawk-moth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles nicaea Prunner, 1798 | Greater Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834 | Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles vespertilio Esper, 1780 | Dusky hawk moth | | Laothoe amurensis Staudinger, 1892 | Aspen Hawk-moth | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Lemonia balcanica Herrich-Schä..., 1847 | | | Lemonia dumi Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Lemonia philopalus Donzel, 1842 | | | Lemonia taraxaci Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Autumn Silkworm Moth | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Marumba quercus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Oak hawk moth | | Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb hawk moth | | Rethera komarovi Christoph, 1885 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavoniella Scopoli, 1763 | | | Saturnia (Eudia) spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Sloe Emperor Moth | | Saturnia (Perisomena) caecigena (Kupido, 1825) | ⇒ Pseudantheraea discrepans Butler, 1878 | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth | | Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Eyed Hawk-moth | | Sphingonaepiopsis gorgoniades Hübner, 1819 | Gorgon Hawk-moth | | Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 | Larch hawk moth | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth | | Sphinx maurorum Jordan, 1931 | Southern Pine Hawk-moth | | Theretra alecto Linnaeus, 1758 | Levant Hawk Moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in West Palaearctic | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Glory Moths, Kentish Glory | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1
4 | 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 | 5
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 17
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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