Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Caledonia County (Vermont, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 72
183
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 72
183
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 66
175
211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 54
162
196 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
76
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
76
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
76
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
56
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
55
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
8
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Caledonia County
2 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Caledonia County
8 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Caledonia County
10 Species | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Darapsa versicolor Harris, 1839 | Hydrangea sphinx | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Graceful clearwing | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Hemileuca lucina H. Edwards, 1887 | New England Buck Moth | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Caledonia 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 5
7 | 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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