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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
33
108
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
33
108
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
31
106
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
27
102
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
18
79
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
18
79
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
18
79
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
61
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
59
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alamo (Nevada)
2 Families width 6 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alamo (Nevada)
5 Genera with 6 Species
Coloradia Blake, 1900Pinemoths1SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17632SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alamo (Nevada)
6 Species
Coloradia doris Barnes, 1900Doris Pinemoth
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Alamo (Nevada)
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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