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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Greenstone (Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
49
120
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
49
120
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
43
111
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
43
111
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
10
64
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
10
64
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
10
64
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
7
53
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
7
53
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
6
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Greenstone
1 Family width 10 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Greenstone
6 Genera with 10 Species
Hemaris Dalman, 1875Bee hawk-moths4SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1773Eyed Hawkmoths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greenstone
10 Species
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hemaris (Hemaris) gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1865Graceful clearwing
Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775Common Clear-wing
Hemaris aethra (Strecker, 1875)⇒ Hemaris diffinis Boisduval, 1836
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839Big poplar sphinx
Proserpinus flavofasciata Walker, 1856Yellow-banded day sphinx
Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth
Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773Twin Spot Sphinx
Sphinx poecila Stephens, 1828Milktree

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Greenstone
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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