Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Yemen (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 282
2116
4489 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 279
2109
4479 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 273
2089
4456 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 179
1680
3769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
745
1952 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
744
1950 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
744
1950 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
517
1452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
484
1391 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
21
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Yemen
3 Families width 44 Species and 9 Subspecies
Genera for Yemen
21 Genera with 44 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Afrogramma Eitschberger..., 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Batocnema Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campimoptilum Karsch, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1771 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 2010 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1899 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1998 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Microclanis Carcasson, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ocinara Walker, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyptychus Carcasson, 1921 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1932 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingonaepiopsis Wallengren, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Usta Wallengren, 2015 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yatanga Darge, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Yemen
44 Species and 9 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847 | Death's-head Hawk Moth | | Afrogramma asirensis Wiltshire, 1980 | | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Batocnema cocquerelii Boisduval, 1875 | | | Campimoptilum arabica Rougeot, 1977 | | | Campimoptilum smithii Holland, 1892 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Euchloron cadioui Saldaitis & ..., 2010 | | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Euchloron megaera asiatica Haxaire & Me..., 2009 | | | Euchloron megaera cadioui Saldaitis & ..., 2010 | | | Hippotion aporodes Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Hippotion balsaminae Walker, 1856 | Balsam Striped Hawk | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion guichardi (Carcasson, 1968) | ⇒ Hippotion rosae Butler, 1882 | | Hippotion moorei Jordan, 1926 | | | Hippotion pentagramma Hampson, 1910 | | | Hippotion rebeli Rothschild &..., 1903 | Rebel´s Striped Hawk | | Hippotion rosae Butler, 1882 | Grey Hippotion | | Hippotion rosae guichardi Carcasson, 1968 | | | Hippotion rosae rosae Butler, 1882 | | | Hippotion socotrensis Rebel, 1899 | | | Hippotion socotrensis socotrensis Rebel, 1899 | | | Hyles cretica (Eitschberger..., 1998) | ⇒ Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834 | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles himyarensis Meerman, 1988 | | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Hyles tithymali Boisduval, 1834 | Barbary Spurge Hawk-moth | | Hyles tithymali himyarensis Meerman, 1998 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Microclanis erlangeri Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele accentifera Palisot de B..., 1821 | Accented hawk | | Nephele vau Walker, 1856 | V Nephele | | Nephele xylina Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Ocinara arabica Wiltshire, 1982 | | | Polyptychus afarissaque Darge, 2004 | | | Polyptychus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Polyptychus niloticus niloticus Jordan, 1921 | | | Pseudoclanis molitor Rothschild &..., 1912 | Great Polyptychus | | Pseudoclanis molitor subviridis Talbot, 1932 | | | Sphingonaepiopsis nana Walker, 1856 | Hawklet | | Temnora arida Melichar & Ř..., 2016 | | | Temnora pseudopylas Rothschild, 1894 | Lobed Temnora | | Usta arabica Nässig, Nau..., 2015 | | | Yatanga arabica Rougeot, 1977 | | | Yatanga smithi Holland, 1892 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Yemen | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 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
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 17
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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