Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Alleghany County (North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 147
475
587 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 147
475
587 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 129
427
529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 99
356
446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
144
171 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
144
171 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
144
171 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
124
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
115
137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
8
8 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Alleghany County (North Carolina)
2 Families width 8 Species
Genera for Alleghany County (North Carolina)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Alleghany County (North Carolina)
8 Species | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779 | Azalea Sphinx | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Plum sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Alleghany County (North Carolina) | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov
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