Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Denton County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 284
1481
1826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 284
1481
1826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 267
1425
1740 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 185
1224
1490 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
423
579 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
423
579 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
423
579 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
294
411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
282
396 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
23
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Denton County
2 Families width 37 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Denton County
23 Genera with 37 Species #ACDEHMPRSX
| Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphion Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | Automeris Hübner, 1819 | Eyed Silkmoths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Darapsa Walker, 1856 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1775 | Bee hawk-moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1803 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingicampa Walsh, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1885 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Denton County
37 Species and 1 Subspecies | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Ceratomia sonorensis Hodges, 1971 | Sonora Sphinx Moth | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832) | ⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779 | Anchemola sphinx | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771 | Satellite sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782 | | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868 | Lebeau's Rothschildia | | Sphingicampa albolineata Grote & Robi..., 1866 | | | Sphinx asella Hodges, 1971 | Asella Sphinx | | Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823 | Great Ash Sphinx | | Sphinx dolli (Neumoegen, 1881) | ⇒ Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881 | | Sphinx istar (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Lintneria istar Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Sphinx separatus (Neumoegen, 1885) | ⇒ Lintneria separata Neumoegen, 1885 | | Xylophanes falco Walker, 1856 | Falcon Sphinx | | Xylophanes rothschildia | | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Denton 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 | 5
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 18
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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