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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Carlsbad (Tom Green County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
101
288
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
101
288
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
98
285
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
71
222
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
70
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
70
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
70
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
50
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
45
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Carlsbad (Texas)
2 Families width 5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Carlsbad (Texas)
4 Genera with 5 Species
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Carlsbad (Texas)
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Carlsbad (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
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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