Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Cherokee County (South Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 90
192
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 90
192
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 79
176
200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 62
142
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
72
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
72
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
72
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
59
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
56
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
8
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cherokee County (South Carolina)
2 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Cherokee County (South Carolina)
8 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Cherokee County (South Carolina)
11 Species | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835 | Elm sphinx | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca jasminearum Guérin, 1832 | Ash Sphinx | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Cherokee County (South Carolina) | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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