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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Alamo (Hidalgo County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
80
474
622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
80
474
622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
75
467
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
65
451
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
34
384
544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
34
384
544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
384
544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
234
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
223
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
11
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alamo (Hidalgo County Texas)
2 Families width 19 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths17SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae (Boisduval, 1837)And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alamo (Hidalgo County Texas)
11 Genera with 19 Species
Aellopos Hübner, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1775Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Cautethia Grote, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17804SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17633SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17712SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alamo (Hidalgo County Texas)
19 Species
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903Clavipes Sphinx
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Cautethia spuria Boisduval, 1875Fourspot flounder
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856Waved Sphinx
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Sphingicampa heiligbrodti (Harvey, 1877)⇒ Syssphinx heiligbrodti Harvey, 1877
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Alamo (Hidalgo County Texas)
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
9
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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