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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Alberni-Clayoquot (Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
149
570
755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
148
569
754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
145
566
751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
108
508
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
312
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
312
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
311
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
236
387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
217
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alberni-Clayoquot
2 Families width 6 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alberni-Clayoquot
6 Genera with 6 Species
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1837Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberni-Clayoquot
6 Species
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855Ceanothus silk moth
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth
Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874Elegant Sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Alberni-Clayoquot
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
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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