Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Bristol (Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 144
447
555 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 143
446
554 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 138
438
544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 112
395
500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
196
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
196
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
196
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
135
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
115
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
13
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Bristol (Bucks County)
2 Families width 14 Species
Genera for Bristol (Bucks County)
13 Genera with 14 Species | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1775 | Oakworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Bristol (Bucks County)
14 Species | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Anisota stigma Fabricius, 1775 | Spiny oak worm | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Citheronia regalis Fabricius, 1793 | Hickory horned devil | | Citheronia sepulcralis Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Pine devil | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Pine sphinx | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Bristol (Bucks County) | 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 | 7
8 | 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
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