Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Henderson County (Illinois, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 115
255
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 115
255
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 104
239
263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 83
204
226 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
73
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
73
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
73
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
46
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
36
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
8
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Henderson County (Illinois)
2 Families width 9 Species
Genera for Henderson County (Illinois)
8 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Henderson County (Illinois)
9 Species | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779 | Azalea Sphinx | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Henderson County (Illinois) | 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 | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov
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