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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Devon (Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
70
137
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
70
137
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
64
130
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
120
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
16
54
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
16
54
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
16
54
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
48
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
46
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Devon (New Haven County)
2 Families width 7 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Devon (New Haven County)
6 Genera with 7 Species
Actias Leach, 1758Asian-American moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Amphion Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Callosamia Packard, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1775Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Devon (New Haven County)
7 Species
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758Luna moth
Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920Florida sphinx
Callosamia angulifera Walker, 1855Angulated silk moth
Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773Promethea moth
Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775Common Clear-wing
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839Big poplar sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Devon (New Haven 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
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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