Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Meta (Osage County, Missouri, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 56
103
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 56
103
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 51
98
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 37
80
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 9
27
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 9
27
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 9
27
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 6
21
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 6
21
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
6
8 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Meta (Osage County Missouri)
2 Families width 8 Species
Genera for Meta (Osage County Missouri)
6 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Meta (Osage County Missouri)
8 Species | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Meta (Osage County Missouri) | 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 | 5
7 | 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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