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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Morgan County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
93
243
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
93
243
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
86
230
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
183
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
12
61
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
12
61
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
12
61
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
51
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
47
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morgan County (Colorado)
2 Families width 4 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morgan County (Colorado)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1878Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1872Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morgan County (Colorado)
4 Species
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Hemaris (Hemaris) senta Strecker, 1878California clearwing
Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872Nevada buck moth
Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758Apple tree silk moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Morgan County (Colorado)
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov