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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region East River (Page County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		26
195
264		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		26
195
264		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		24
193
263		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		22
191
262		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		17
184
256		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		17
184
256		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
17
184
256		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
141
197		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
138
192		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx		3
5
5		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for East River (Page County Iowa)
3 Families width 5 Species
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East River (Page County Iowa)
5 Genera with 5 Species
Apatelodes Packard, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1775Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Darapsa Walker, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1773Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodina Blanchard, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East River (Page County Iowa)
5 Species
Apatelodes torrefacta Smith, 1797Spotted Apatalodes
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779Azalea Sphinx
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821Abbot'S Sphinx Moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in East River (Page County Iowa)
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		2
2		Genera
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