Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Nantucket (Massachusetts, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 52
141
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 52
141
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 49
137
183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 45
128
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 17
87
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 17
87
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
87
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
80
124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
76
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
15
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nantucket
2 Families width 23 Species
Genera for Nantucket
15 Genera with 23 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1775 | Oakworms | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1773 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1797 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nantucket
23 Species | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Anisota senatoria J.E. Smith, 1797 | Orange-striped oak worm | | Anisota stigma Fabricius, 1775 | Spiny oak worm | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779 | Azalea Sphinx | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821 | Pandora sphinx | | Hemileuca maia Drury, 1773 | Buck moth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Pine sphinx | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Paonias astylus Drury, 1773 | Huckleberry Sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823 | Great Ash Sphinx | | Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Plum sphinx | | Sphinx gordius (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777 | | Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797 | Laurel Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Nantucket | 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 | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 10
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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