Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Green County (Wisconsin, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 144
527
679 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 143
526
678 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 131
506
650 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 103
463
600 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
292
407 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
292
407 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
290
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
192
286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
164
237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Green County (Wisconsin)
2 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Green County (Wisconsin)
10 Genera with 11 Species | Amphion Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1773 | Oakworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1797 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1828 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Green County (Wisconsin)
11 Species | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773 | Brown anisota | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Darapsa versicolor Harris, 1839 | Hydrangea sphinx | | Hyalophora columbia Smith, 1865 | Columbia silk moth | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856 | Northern Pine Sphinx | | Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Pine sphinx | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Sphinx poecila Stephens, 1828 | Milktree |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Green County (Wisconsin) | 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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