Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Canton (Hartford County, Connecticut, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 59
196
233 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 59
196
233 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 56
190
225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 50
184
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
91
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
91
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
91
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
74
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
72
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Canton (Hartford County)
2 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Canton (Hartford County)
9 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Canton (Hartford County)
10 Species | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Darapsa versicolor Harris, 1839 | Hydrangea sphinx | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Paonias astylus Drury, 1773 | Huckleberry Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Canton (Hartford 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 5
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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