Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Venango County (Pennsylvania, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 166
631
788 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 166
631
788 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 154
597
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 119
537
649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
236
300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
236
300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
236
300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
170
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
153
199 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
10
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Venango County
2 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Venango County
10 Genera with 10 Species | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1775 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1837 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Venango County
10 Species and 1 Subspecies | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839 | Big poplar sphinx | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Venango County | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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