Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Gallatin County (Kentucky, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 83
249
289 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 83
249
289 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 74
232
269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 59
204
240 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
125
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
125
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
125
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
103
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
96
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
10
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Gallatin County (Kentucky)
2 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Gallatin County (Kentucky)
10 Genera with 10 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1773 | Oakworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1775 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1773 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingicampa Walsh, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gallatin County (Kentucky)
10 Species | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773 | Brown anisota | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Hemileuca maia Drury, 1773 | Buck moth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Sphingicampa bisecta (Lintner, 1879) | ⇒ Syssphinx bisecta Lintner, 1879 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Gallatin County (Kentucky) | Family | Saturniidae
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 | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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