Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Polk County (Nebraska, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 154
642
827 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 154
642
827 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 143
615
780 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 115
534
689 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
288
393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
288
393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
288
393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
211
296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
194
274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
11
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Polk County (Nebraska)
2 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Polk County (Nebraska)
11 Genera with 11 Species | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1836 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Polk County (Nebraska)
11 Species | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Pachysphinx occidentalis Edwards, 1875 | Big Poplar Sphinx | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797 | Laurel Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Polk County (Nebraska) | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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