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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Salem (Walthall County, Mississippi, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
33
71
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
33
71
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
29
65
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
25
59
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
12
35
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
12
35
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
12
35
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
24
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
24
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Salem (Walthall County)
1 Family width 3 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Salem (Walthall County)
3 Genera with 3 Species
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Salem (Walthall County)
3 Species
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Salem (Walthall County)
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