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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Waldo County (Maine, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
125
349
461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
125
349
461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
118
331
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
97
288
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
125
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
125
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
125
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
92
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
90
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Waldo County
2 Families width 7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Waldo County
7 Genera with 7 Species
Actias Leach, 1758Asian-American moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Anisota Hübner, 1797Oakworms1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Waldo County
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758Luna moth
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Anisota senatoria J.E. Smith, 1797Orange-striped oak worm
Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835Elm sphinx
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878Snowberry sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Waldo County
FamilySaturniidae
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

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov