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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Japan (Franklin County, Missouri, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
183
534
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
181
530
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
171
512
435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
120
429
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
121
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
121
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
30
121
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
74
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
63
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Japan (Missouri)
2 Families width 5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Japan (Missouri)
4 Genera with 5 Species
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan (Missouri)
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Japan (Missouri)
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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