Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Brewster County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 236
1167
1726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 236
1167
1726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 225
1137
1683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 162
962
1443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
429
604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
429
604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
429
604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
307
426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
284
398 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
16
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Brewster County
3 Families width 16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Brewster County
16 Genera with 16 Species | Aellopos Hübner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agapema Neumoegen & ..., 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amorpha Hübner, 1797 | False indigo | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupackardia Cockerell, 1853 | Calleta Silkmoth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproserpinus Grote & Robi..., 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1836 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1943 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olceclostera Butler, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Brewster County
16 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903 | Clavipes Sphinx | | Agapema galbina Clemens, 1860 | Greasewood Moth | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797 | Walnut Sphinx | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Eupackardia calleta Westwood, 1853 | Calleta Silkmoth | | Euproserpinus phaeton Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Phaeton Primrose Sphinx | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemileuca chinatiensis Tinkham, 1943 | Chinati Sheepmoth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Olceclostera seraphica Dyar, 1906 | Seraph Moth | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823 | Great Ash Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Brewster County | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 10
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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