Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Elsah (Jersey County, Illinois, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 38
137
171 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 38
137
171 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 35
134
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 31
127
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 11
83
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 11
83
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 11
83
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
68
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
68
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
11
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Elsah
2 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Elsah
11 Genera with 11 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amorpha Hübner, 1797 | False indigo | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphion Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 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 | | Hemaris Dalman, 1836 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Elsah
11 Species | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797 | Walnut Sphinx | | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io 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 | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839 | Big poplar sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Elsah | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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