Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region West (Montgomery County, Iowa, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 135
369
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 134
368
393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 128
359
380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 91
274
286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
108
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
108
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
108
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
78
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
70
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
9
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West (Iowa)
2 Families width 9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for West (Iowa)
9 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for West (Iowa)
9 Species and 1 Subspecies | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878 | Snowberry sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in West (Iowa) | 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 | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov
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