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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Chatham Township (Morris County, New Jersey, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		24
200
247		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		24
200
247		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		24
200
247		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		24
200
247		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		22
198
245		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		22
198
245		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
198
245		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
172
215		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
171
214		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx		3
4
4		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chatham Township
3 Families width 4 Species
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths2SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chatham Township
4 Genera with 4 Species
Apatelodes Packard, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1775Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Darapsa Walker, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chatham Township
4 Species
Apatelodes torrefacta Smith, 1797Spotted Apatalodes
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779Azalea Sphinx
Olceclostera angelica Grote, 1864Angel Moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Chatham Township
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms		2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilySaturniidae
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		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom



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