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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Amherst (Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
74
177
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
74
177
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
65
163
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
50
138
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
67
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
67
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
67
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
52
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
51
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amherst (Buffalo County Nebraska)
2 Families width 5 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Amherst (Buffalo County Nebraska)
5 Genera with 5 Species
Ceratomia Harris, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Dryocampa Harris, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodina Blanchard, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amherst (Buffalo County Nebraska)
5 Species
Ceratomia catalpae Boisduval, 1875Catalpa Hornworm
Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793Green-striped mapleworm
Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758Apple tree silk moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821Abbot'S Sphinx Moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Amherst (Buffalo County Nebraska)
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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