Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region El Paso County (Colorado, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 188
858
1205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 188
858
1205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 179
835
1170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 126
706
996 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
260
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
260
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
260
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
214
308 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
202
296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
9
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for El Paso County (Colorado)
2 Families width 11 Species
Genera for El Paso County (Colorado)
9 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for El Paso County (Colorado)
11 Species | Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797 | Walnut Sphinx | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Hemileuca grotei Grote & Robi..., 1868 | Grote's Buckmoth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903 | Occult Sphinx | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | Coffee Sphinx | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in El Paso County (Colorado) | 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 | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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