Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for St. John (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 67
203
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 67
203
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 65
196
244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 53
182
229 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 15
93
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 15
93
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 15
93
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
64
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
63
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 1
2
3 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for St. John
1 Family width 3 Species
Genera for St. John
2 Genera with 3 Species
Species list for St. John
3 Species
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in St. John
Links, sources and further information
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