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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Jackson County (Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
117
387
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
117
387
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
110
372
449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
80
330
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
160
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
160
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
26
160
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
125
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
116
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jackson County (Alabama)
2 Families width 7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jackson County (Alabama)
8 Genera with 7 Species
Actias Leach, 1758Asian-American moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Callosamia Packard, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 1777
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jackson County (Alabama)
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758Luna moth
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Callosamia angulifera Walker, 1855Angulated silk moth
Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835Elm sphinx
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Sphinx canadensis Boisduval, 1875Canadian Sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Jackson County (Alabama)
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
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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