Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Sussex County (Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 104
279
335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 104
279
335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 94
261
317 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 76
241
295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
122
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
122
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
122
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
96
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
93
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
12
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sussex County (Virginia)
2 Families width 15 Species
Genera for Sussex County (Virginia)
12 Genera with 15 Species | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphion Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1797 | Oakworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1839 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecodina Blanchard, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sussex County (Virginia)
15 Species | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Anisota senatoria J.E. Smith, 1797 | Orange-striped oak worm | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Callosamia angulifera Walker, 1855 | Angulated silk moth | | Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835 | Elm sphinx | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779 | Azalea Sphinx | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Darapsa versicolor Harris, 1839 | Hydrangea sphinx | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821 | Abbot'S Sphinx Moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Sussex County (Virginia) | Family | Saturniidae
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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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