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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Palos Park (Cook County, Illinois, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		110
391
497		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		110
391
497		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		104
382
483		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		86
343
436		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		24
105
143		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		24
105
143		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
105
143		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
88
125		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
87
124		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx		3
7
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palos Park
3 Families width 7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palos Park
7 Genera with 7 Species
Anisota Hübner, 1773Oakworms1SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1775Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palos Park
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773Brown anisota
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835Elm sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Olceclostera angelica Grote, 1864Angel Moth
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Palos Park
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

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		3
3		Genera
Species
Taxom



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