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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Colquitt County (Georgia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
119
450
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
118
448
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
114
438
541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
86
379
485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
192
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
192
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
26
192
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
146
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
140
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colquitt County
2 Families width 8 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colquitt County
7 Genera with 8 Species
Callosamia Packard, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colquitt County
8 Species
Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773Promethea moth
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758Larch hawk moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Colquitt County
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
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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