Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Central Plains Region (Manitoba, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 346
2097
3200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 345
2094
3197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 328
2051
3120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 238
1736
2706 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
591
1071 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
591
1071 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
590
1070 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
423
811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
386
742 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
21
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Central Plains Region
2 Families width 36 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Central Plains Region
21 Genera with 36 Species #ACDEHMPRS
| Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aellopos Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amorpha Hübner, 1797 | False indigo | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1855 | Bee hawk-moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1872 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1872 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1878 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central Plains Region
36 Species and 1 Subspecies | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777 | Titan Sphinx | | Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797 | Walnut Sphinx | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835 | Elm sphinx | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Graceful clearwing | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Hemaris thetis (Boisduval, 1855) | ⇒ Hemaris diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | | Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872 | Nevada buck moth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Hyalophora columbia Smith, 1865 | Columbia silk moth | | Hyalophora gloveri (Strecker, 1872) | ⇒ Hyalophora columbia Smith, 1865 | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | 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 | | Proserpinus juanita Strecker, 1876 | Juanita Sphinx | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823 | Great Ash Sphinx | | Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Plum sphinx | | Sphinx libocedrus Hy. Edwards, 1881 | Incense Cedar Sphinx | | Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878 | Snowberry sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Central Plains Region | 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 | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 14
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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