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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Cape Breton Island (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
261
1321
1626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
261
1321
1626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
247
1290
1588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
193
1122
1385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
299
396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
36
298
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
297
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
206
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
171
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Cape Breton Island
1 Family width 5 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Breton Island
5 Genera with 5 Species
Ceratomia Harris, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Lapara Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Breton Island
5 Species
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856Waved Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856Northern Pine Sphinx
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797Laurel Sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Cape Breton Island
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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