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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Boston (Accomack County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
71
179
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
71
179
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
63
161
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
144
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
15
65
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
15
65
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
15
65
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
49
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
49
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Boston (Accomack County)
1 Family width 6 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Boston (Accomack County)
5 Genera with 6 Species
Amphion Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Boston (Accomack County)
6 Species
Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920Florida sphinx
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Boston (Accomack County)
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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