Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Chicago (Northern Illinois, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 222
1104
1585 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 222
1104
1585 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 210
1070
1528 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 162
951
1382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
277
420 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
277
420 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
277
420 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
231
362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
227
358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
18
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Chicago
2 Families width 21 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Chicago
18 Genera with 21 Species | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1775 | Bee hawk-moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiloscola Michener, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingicampa Walsh, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Chicago
21 Species and 2 Subspecies | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835 | Elm sphinx | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821 | Pandora sphinx | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839 | Big poplar sphinx | | Ptiloscola lasiocampa Bryk, 1953 | | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Sphingicampa bicolor (Harris, 1841) | ⇒ Syssphinx bicolor Harris, 1841 | | Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Plum sphinx | | Sphinx gordius (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777 | | Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Chicago | 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 | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 10
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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