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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Lake Superior State Forest (Michigan, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
24
112
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
24
112
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
16
98
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
14
96
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
96
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
96
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
96
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
87
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
84
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Lake Superior State Forest
2 Families width 5 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lake Superior State Forest
5 Genera with 5 Species
Hemaris Dalman, 1865Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lake Superior State Forest
5 Species
Hemaris (Hemaris) gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1865Graceful clearwing
Hyalophora columbia Smith, 1865Columbia silk moth
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Proserpinus flavofasciata Walker, 1856Yellow-banded day sphinx
Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797Plum sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Lake Superior State Forest
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
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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