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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Sheridan (Cherokee County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
25
53
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
25
53
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
20
47
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
19
45
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
9
32
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
9
32
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
9
32
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
7
29
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
7
29
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sheridan (Cherokee County Iowa)
2 Families width 4 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sheridan (Cherokee County Iowa)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Eumorpha Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sheridan (Cherokee County Iowa)
4 Species
Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773Achemon sphinx
Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758Apple tree silk moth
Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839Big poplar sphinx
Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797Plum sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Sheridan (Cherokee County Iowa)
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
1
1
Genus
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