Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Lee County (Florida, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 148
538
625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 148
538
625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 142
516
588 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 104
443
508 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
220
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
220
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
220
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
164
195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
159
192 | 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 Lee County (Florida)
2 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Lee County (Florida)
9 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Lee County (Florida)
10 Species | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773 | Brown anisota | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779 | Azalea Sphinx | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773 | Black Alder Sphinx | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Lee County (Florida) | 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 | 2
2 | 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
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov
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