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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Point (Calhoun County, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
260
1128
1319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
260
1128
1319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
252
1117
1309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
194
954
1121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
45
341
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
44
340
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
44
340
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
214
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
184
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
8
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Point (Illinois)
1 Family width 9 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Point (Illinois)
8 Genera with 9 Species
Amphion Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Darapsa Walker, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Deidamia Clemens, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1773Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Point (Illinois)
9 Species
Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920Florida sphinx
Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779Azalea Sphinx
Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779Grape-vine Sphinx
Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839Lettered Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773Twin Spot Sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Point (Illinois)
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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