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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
877
1328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
877
1328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
151
856
1295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
823
1239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
376
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
376
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
376
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
324
555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
292
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
18
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Huron County (Ontario)
2 Families width 21 Species and 2 Subspecies
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Huron County (Ontario)
5 Genera with 21 Species
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Callosamia Packard, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodina Blanchard, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Huron County (Ontario)
21 Species and 2 Subspecies
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773Promethea moth
Ceratomia catalpae Boisduval, 1875Catalpa Hornworm
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821Abbot'S Sphinx Moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Huron County (Ontario)
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
9
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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