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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region May (Sables-Spanish Rivers, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
41
106
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
41
106
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
40
105
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
36
100
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
80
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
80
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
80
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
65
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
58
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for May (Sudbury District)
3 Families width 6 Species
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for May (Sudbury District)
6 Genera with 6 Species
Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758Mulberry silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Deidamia Clemens, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Lapara Walker, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for May (Sudbury District)
6 Species
Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758Common silk moth
Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839Lettered Sphinx
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797Pine sphinx
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in May (Sudbury District)
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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