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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Farmington (Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
49
108
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
49
108
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
45
100
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
35
86
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
15
58
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
15
58
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
15
58
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
44
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
43
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Farmington (Alcorn County)
2 Families width 4 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Farmington (Alcorn County)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Actias Leach, 1758Asian-American moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Callosamia Packard, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Farmington (Alcorn County)
4 Species
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758Luna moth
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773Promethea moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Farmington (Alcorn 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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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