Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Gillespie County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 191
783
901 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 191
783
901 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 177
750
855 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 136
653
740 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
211
224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
211
224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
211
224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
142
154 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
132
144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Gillespie County
2 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Gillespie County
10 Genera with 11 Species | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1872 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gillespie County
11 Species and 1 Subspecies | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835 | Elm sphinx | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872 | Nevada buck moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839 | Big poplar sphinx | | Sphinx dolli (Neumoegen, 1881) | ⇒ Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Gillespie 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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