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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Green Valley (Denton County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
55
148
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
55
148
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
49
141
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
42
131
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
51
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
51
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
51
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
45
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
43
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Green Valley (Denton County)
2 Families width 6 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802)Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Green Valley (Denton County)
6 Genera with 6 Species
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Green Valley (Denton County)
6 Species
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Ceratomia sonorensis Hodges, 1971Sonora Sphinx Moth
Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773Achemon sphinx
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Sphinx dolli (Neumoegen, 1881)⇒ Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Green Valley (Denton County)
FamilySaturniidae
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

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov