Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Brownsville (Cameron County, Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 238
1276
1729 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 238
1276
1729 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 227
1247
1686 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 158
1046
1421 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
359
506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 39
359
506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
359
506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
239
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
231
343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
25
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Brownsville (Cameron County Texas)
3 Families width 32 Species
Genera for Brownsville (Cameron County Texas)
25 Genera with 32 Species #ACEHMNOPRSX
| Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aellopos Hübner, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agapema Neumoegen & ..., 1972 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | Apatelodes Packard, 1864 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cautethia Grote, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eupackardia Cockerell, 1853 | Calleta Silkmoth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylesia Hübner, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neogene Rothschild &..., 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olceclostera Butler, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Platysamia Grote, 1865 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingicampa Walsh, 1971 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Brownsville (Cameron County Texas)
32 Species | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903 | Clavipes Sphinx | | Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777 | Titan Sphinx | | Agapema galbina Clemens, 1860 | Greasewood Moth | | Agapema solita D.C. Ferguson, 1972 | | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Cautethia spuria Boisduval, 1875 | Fourspot flounder | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | Oenotrus Sphinx | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771 | Satellite sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Eupackardia calleta Westwood, 1853 | Calleta Silkmoth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hylesia alinda Druce, 1886 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Neogene intermedia B.P. Clark, 1935 | | | Olceclostera seraphica Dyar, 1906 | Seraph Moth | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Proserpinus juanita Strecker, 1876 | Juanita Sphinx | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Rothschildia forbesi Félix Édouar..., 1868 | Forbes Giant Silkmoth | | Sphingicampa bicolor (Harris, 1841) | ⇒ Syssphinx bicolor Harris, 1841 | | Sphingicampa bisecta (Lintner, 1879) | ⇒ Syssphinx bisecta Lintner, 1879 | | Sphingicampa blanchardi (Ferguson, 1971) | ⇒ Syssphinx blanchardi Ferguson, 1971 | | Sphinx istar (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Lintneria istar Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Xylophanes porcus Hübner, 1823 | Porcu Sphinx Moth | | Xylophanes rothschildia | | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Brownsville (Cameron County Texas) | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 2
1 | Genera
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 | 9
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 14
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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