Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Dallas County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 203
789
955 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 203
789
955 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 189
758
905 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 138
647
776 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
257
288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
257
288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
257
288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
173
203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
164
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
10
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Dallas County (Texas)
2 Families width 12 Species
Genera for Dallas County (Texas)
10 Genera with 12 Species | Aellopos Hübner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 0 | Oakworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolba Walker, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1776 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrea Grote, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1875 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Dallas County (Texas)
12 Species | Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903 | Clavipes Sphinx | | Anisota heiligbrodti | | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773 | Black Alder Sphinx | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Paratrea plebeja Fabricius, 1777 | Plebeian Sphinx | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Smerinthus saliceti Boisduval, 1875 | Salicet Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Dallas County (Texas) | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 9
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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