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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Delta (Clay County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
50
121
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
50
121
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
47
117
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
38
102
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
16
53
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
16
53
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
16
53
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
46
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
46
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Delta (Alabama)
3 Families width 4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Delta (Alabama)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Dolba Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Delta (Alabama)
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773Black Alder Sphinx
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Olceclostera angelica Grote, 1864Angel Moth
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Delta (Alabama)
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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