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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Somerset County (New Jersey, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
137
333
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
137
333
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
121
297
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
88
254
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
22
130
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
22
130
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
130
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
91
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
88
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somerset County (New Jersey)
2 Families width 8 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Somerset County (New Jersey)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Ceratomia Harris, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Laothoe Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1758Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somerset County (New Jersey)
8 Species
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856Waved Sphinx
Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758Elephant Hawk
Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758Poplar hawk moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Olceclostera angelica Grote, 1864Angel Moth
Smerinthus ocellata Linnaeus, 1758Eyed Hawk-moth
Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758Privet Hawk Moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Somerset County (New Jersey)
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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