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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Falmouth (Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		56
103
131		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		56
103
131		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		50
84
83		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		36
70
70		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		14
32
34		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		14
32
34		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
32
34		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
28
29		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
28
29		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 Falmouth (Barnstable County)
3 Families width 4 Species
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802)Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Falmouth (Barnstable County)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Apatelodes Packard, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1773Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Falmouth (Barnstable County)
4 Species
Apatelodes torrefacta Smith, 1797Spotted Apatalodes
Hemileuca maia Drury, 1773Buck moth
Lintneria eremitus Hübner, 1823Hermit Sphinx
Sphinx gordius (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Falmouth (Barnstable County)
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