Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Gilmer County (West Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 137
475
598 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 137
475
598 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 125
447
556 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 94
400
511 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
204
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 31
204
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
204
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
164
220 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
155
209 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
13
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Gilmer County (West Virginia)
3 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Gilmer County (West Virginia)
13 Genera with 13 Species | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodes Packard, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1775 | Bee hawk-moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1828 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Syntherata Maassen, 1873 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gilmer County (West Virginia)
13 Species | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Apatelodes torrefacta Smith, 1797 | Spotted Apatalodes | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Sphinx poecila Stephens, 1828 | Milktree |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Gilmer County (West Virginia) | 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 | 5
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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