Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Trenton (Mercer County, New Jersey, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 150
502
617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 150
502
617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 139
475
572 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 101
401
485 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
206
265 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
206
265 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
206
265 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
164
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
154
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
18
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Trenton (Mercer County New Jersey)
2 Families width 21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Trenton (Mercer County New Jersey)
18 Genera with 21 Species | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1775 | Oakworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolba Walker, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1775 | Bee hawk-moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1773 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrea Grote, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1797 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Trenton (Mercer County New Jersey)
21 Species and 1 Subspecies | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Anisota stigma Fabricius, 1775 | Spiny oak worm | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773 | Black Alder Sphinx | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Hemileuca maia Drury, 1773 | Buck moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856 | Northern Pine Sphinx | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Paratrea plebeja Fabricius, 1777 | Plebeian Sphinx | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth | | Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Plum sphinx | | Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797 | Laurel Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Trenton (Mercer County New Jersey) | 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 | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 11
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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