Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Elbert County (Colorado, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 112
364
390 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 112
364
390 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 106
357
382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 88
317
347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
163
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
163
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
163
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
120
145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
120
145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
14
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Elbert County (Colorado)
3 Families width 18 Species
Genera for Elbert County (Colorado)
14 Genera with 18 Species | Adeloneivaia Travassos, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1906 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colla Walker, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysdaemonia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1775 | Imperial Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchiria Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1782 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oxytenis Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Titaea Hübner, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Elbert County (Colorado)
18 Species | Adeloneivaia boisduvalii Doumet, 1859 | | | Automeris hamata Schaus, 1906 | | | Ceratomia catalpae Boisduval, 1875 | Catalpa Hornworm | | Colla rhodope Drury, 1782 | | | Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775 | | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775 | | | Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | Oenotrus Sphinx | | Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775 | | | Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779 | | | Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856 | White-plagued sphinx | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Oxytenis modestia Cramer, 1780 | Tropical American Silkworm Moth | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Titaea tamerlan Maassen, 1869 | | | Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Bay whiff | | Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Elbert County (Colorado) | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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