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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Formosa (Bruce County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
43
61
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
43
61
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
42
60
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
32
50
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
10
21
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
10
21
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
10
21
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
8
17
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
17
17
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 Formosa (Bruce County)
2 Families width 4 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Formosa (Bruce County)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1773Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Formosa (Bruce County)
4 Species
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Formosa (Bruce 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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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