Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Lansing (Ashe County, North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 88
235
300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 88
235
300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 81
218
275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 63
193
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
125
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
125
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
124
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
87
127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
69
101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lansing (Ashe County)
2 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Lansing (Ashe County)
9 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Lansing (Ashe County)
10 Species | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779 | Azalea Sphinx | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821 | Abbot'S Sphinx Moth | | Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797 | Laurel Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Lansing (Ashe County) | 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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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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