Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Boulder County (Colorado, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 278
1641
2732 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 278
1641
2732 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 263
1597
2648 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 176
1298
2284 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
447
711 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
447
711 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
446
710 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
362
591 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
347
577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
23
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Boulder County
2 Families width 36 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Boulder County
23 Genera with 36 Species #ACDEHMPRS
| Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amorpha Hübner, 1797 | False indigo | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphion Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coloradia Blake, 1900 | Pinemoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1855 | Bee hawk-moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1872 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Boulder County
36 Species and 2 Subspecies | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797 | Walnut Sphinx | | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835 | Elm sphinx | | Ceratomia catalpae Boisduval, 1875 | Catalpa Hornworm | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Coloradia doris Barnes, 1900 | Doris Pinemoth | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris thetis (Boisduval, 1855) | ⇒ Hemaris diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | | Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852 | Common sheep moth | | Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872 | Nevada buck moth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855 | Ceanothus silk moth | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782 | | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839 | Big poplar sphinx | | Pachysphinx occidentalis Edwards, 1875 | Big Poplar Sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Sphinx asella Hodges, 1971 | Asella Sphinx | | Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874 | Elegant Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Boulder County | 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 | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 15
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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