Superfamily

Bombycoidea (Hawk, sphinx, silk, emperor, and allied moths)

Proserpinus clarkiae. Photo: (c) Mike Potts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Bombycoidea is a superfamily of moths. It contains the silk moths, emperor moths, sphinx moth, and relatives. The Lasiocampoidea are close relatives and sometimes merged in this group. Their larvae exhibit horns.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
        Superfamily: Bombycoidea (Hawk, sphinx, silk, emperor, and allied moths)
        Family: Saturniidae (Emperor and giant silk moths) (5)
        Family: Sphingidae (Sphinx moths) (10)

Subtaxa

Family: Saturniidae (Emperor and giant silk moths)

Family: Sphingidae (Sphinx moths)

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