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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Portland (Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
66
203
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
66
203
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
195
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
49
175
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
16
112
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
16
112
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
16
112
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
83
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
80
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portland (Middlesex County Connecticut)
1 Family width 4 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Portland (Middlesex County Connecticut)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1837Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portland (Middlesex County Connecticut)
4 Species
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Portland (Middlesex County Connecticut)
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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