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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Northern Mariana Islands (Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
162
588
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
162
588
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
571
726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
103
400
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
18
117
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
18
117
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
18
117
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
95
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
93
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
7
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Mariana Islands
1 Family width 9 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Mariana Islands
7 Genera with 9 Species
Cephonodes Hübner, 1903Bee Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Mariana Islands
9 Species
Cephonodes armatus Rothschild &..., 1903
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Daphnis placida Walker, 1856
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777White-brow Hawk Moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum dohertyi Rothschild, 1894
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Northern Mariana Islands
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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