Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Copiah County (Mississippi, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 131
385
435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 131
385
435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 120
363
404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 83
282
295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
115
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
115
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
115
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
85
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
81
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
16
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Copiah County
2 Families width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Copiah County
16 Genera with 17 Species | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1865 | Bee hawk-moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrea Grote, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Copiah County
17 Species and 1 Subspecies | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Citheronia sepulcralis Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Pine devil | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821 | Pandora sphinx | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Graceful clearwing | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Pine sphinx | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Paratrea plebeja Fabricius, 1777 | Plebeian Sphinx | | Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Copiah 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 12
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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