Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Mercer County (New Jersey, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 271
1568
2350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 271
1568
2350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 259
1527
2265 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 178
1292
1948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
682
1163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
681
1162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
678
1158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
521
913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
463
808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
31
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mercer County (New Jersey)
2 Families width 45 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Mercer County (New Jersey)
31 Genera with 45 Species #ACDEHLMPRS
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amorpha Hübner, 1797 | False indigo | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1773 | Oakworms | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dolba Walker, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1821 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupackardia Cockerell, 1853 | Calleta Silkmoth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1775 | Bee hawk-moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1872 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrea Grote, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1758 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1758 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1797 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mercer County (New Jersey)
45 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797 | Walnut Sphinx | | Anisota stigma Fabricius, 1775 | Spiny oak worm | | Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773 | Brown anisota | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773 | Black Alder Sphinx | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821 | Pandora sphinx | | Eupackardia calleta Westwood, 1853 | Calleta Silkmoth | | Hemaris (Eitschbergera) tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hemaris (Hemaris) gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Graceful clearwing | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Hemileuca maia Drury, 1773 | Buck moth | | Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872 | Nevada buck moth | | Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855 | Ceanothus silk moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856 | Northern Pine Sphinx | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782 | | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Paratrea plebeja Fabricius, 1777 | Plebeian Sphinx | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Eyed Hawk-moth | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth | | Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Plum sphinx | | Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797 | Laurel Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Mercer County (New Jersey) | 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 | 12
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 19
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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