Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Craven County (North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 122
483
623 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 122
483
623 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 111
459
593 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 87
406
522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
222
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
222
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
222
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
186
262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
179
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
15
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Craven County
2 Families width 17 Species
Genera for Craven County
15 Genera with 17 Species | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amorpha Hübner, 1797 | False indigo | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1773 | Oakworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1773 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Craven County
17 Species | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797 | Walnut Sphinx | | Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773 | Brown anisota | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835 | Elm sphinx | | Citheronia regalis Fabricius, 1793 | Hickory horned devil | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Hemileuca maia Drury, 1773 | Buck moth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856 | Northern Pine Sphinx | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Paonias astylus Drury, 1773 | Huckleberry Sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Craven County | 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 | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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