Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Clay County (Missouri, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 79
170
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 79
170
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 72
159
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 55
132
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 11
43
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 11
43
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 11
43
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
39
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
38
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
7
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Clay County (Missouri)
2 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Clay County (Missouri)
7 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Clay County (Missouri)
10 Species | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821 | Pandora sphinx | | Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Pine sphinx | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Sphingicampa bicolor (Harris, 1841) | ⇒ Syssphinx bicolor Harris, 1841 | | Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823 | Great Ash Sphinx | | Sphinx gordius (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777 | | Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797 | Laurel Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Clay County (Missouri) | 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 | 6
9 | 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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