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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Thunder Bay Beach (Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
15
52
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
15
52
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
15
52
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
14
50
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
12
48
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
12
48
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
12
48
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
42
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
42
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
6
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Thunder Bay Beach
1 Family width 7 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Thunder Bay Beach
6 Genera with 7 Species
Amorpha Hübner, 1797False indigo1SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lapara Walker, 17972SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1773Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Thunder Bay Beach
7 Species
Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797Walnut Sphinx
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856Northern Pine Sphinx
Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797Pine sphinx
Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839Big poplar sphinx
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773Twin Spot Sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Thunder Bay Beach
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