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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
79
180
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
79
180
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
72
170
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
141
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
13
54
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
13
54
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
13
54
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
42
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
42
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Etowah County
1 Family width 4 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Etowah County
4 Genera with 4 Species
Anisota Hübner, 1773Oakworms1SpeciesTaxom
Dryocampa Harris, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1773Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Etowah County
4 Species
Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773Brown anisota
Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793Green-striped mapleworm
Hemileuca maia Drury, 1773Buck moth
Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758Apple tree silk moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Etowah 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
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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