Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Northampton County (North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 196
717
854 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 196
717
854 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 184
694
831 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 140
593
725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
286
393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
285
392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
285
392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
185
259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
159
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Northampton County (North Carolina)
2 Families width 13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Northampton County (North Carolina)
12 Genera with 13 Species | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Darapsa Walker, 1856 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1775 | Bee hawk-moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northampton County (North Carolina)
13 Species and 1 Subspecies | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835 | Elm sphinx | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839 | Big poplar sphinx | | Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797 | Laurel Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Northampton County (North Carolina) | 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 | 11
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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