Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Kings County (Prince Edward Island, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 103
268
337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 103
268
337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 96
252
314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 77
221
277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
110
144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
110
144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
110
144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
96
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
94
124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kings County (Prince Edward Island)
2 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Kings County (Prince Edward Island)
10 Genera with 11 Species | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1865 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kings County (Prince Edward Island)
11 Species | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779 | Azalea Sphinx | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821 | Pandora sphinx | | Hemaris (Hemaris) gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Graceful clearwing | | Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856 | Northern Pine Sphinx | | Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839 | Big poplar sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Kings County (Prince Edward Island) | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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