Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Lambton Shores (Lambton County, Ontario, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 81
254
348 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 81
254
348 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 78
251
343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 53
203
283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
134
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
134
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
134
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
101
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
91
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lambton Shores
3 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Lambton Shores
10 Genera with 11 Species | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolba Walker, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1836 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olceclostera Butler, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lambton Shores
11 Species | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835 | Elm sphinx | | Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773 | Black Alder Sphinx | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Olceclostera angelica Grote, 1864 | Angel Moth | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823 | Great Ash Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Lambton Shores | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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