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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region New Brunswick (Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		115
293
296		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		115
293
296		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		109
282
285		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		89
251
256		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		24
117
120		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		24
117
120		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
117
120		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
94
97		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
83
85		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 New Brunswick (Middlesex County New Jersey)
2 Families width 4 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Brunswick (Middlesex County New Jersey)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Amorpha Hübner, 1797False indigo1SpeciesTaxom
Anisota Hübner, 1773Oakworms1SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1865Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Brunswick (Middlesex County New Jersey)
4 Species
Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797Walnut Sphinx
Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773Brown anisota
Hemaris (Hemaris) gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1865Graceful clearwing
Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823Great Ash Sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in New Brunswick (Middlesex County New Jersey)
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		3
3		Genera
Species
Taxom



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