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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Afton (Union County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
220
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
220
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
92
217
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
171
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
83
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
83
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
83
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
58
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
51
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afton (Union County Iowa)
2 Families width 4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afton (Union County Iowa)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Actias Leach, 1758Asian-American moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Dryocampa Harris, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afton (Union County Iowa)
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758Luna moth
Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793Green-striped mapleworm
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Afton (Union County Iowa)
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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