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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Jefferson (Wayne County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
198
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
198
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
59
191
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
184
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
15
98
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
15
98
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
15
98
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
89
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
88
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
6
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jefferson (Wayne County Iowa)
1 Family width 7 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jefferson (Wayne County Iowa)
6 Genera with 7 Species
Amorpha Hübner, 1797False indigo1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jefferson (Wayne County Iowa)
7 Species
Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797Walnut Sphinx
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856Waved Sphinx
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839Big poplar sphinx
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797Laurel Sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Jefferson (Wayne County Iowa)
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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