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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Fertile Belt (Division No. 5, Saskatchewan, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
142
399
465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
141
397
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
133
384
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
351
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
109
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
109
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
26
109
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
85
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
81
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fertile Belt
2 Families width 7 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fertile Belt
6 Genera with 7 Species
Actias Leach, 1758Asian-American moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1775Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18592SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fertile Belt
7 Species
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758Luna moth
Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773Achemon sphinx
Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775Common Clear-wing
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797Plum sphinx
Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859Clemen's Sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Fertile Belt
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
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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