Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Hale County (Alabama, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 138
391
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 138
391
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 124
358
410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 87
289
335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
96
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
96
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
96
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
67
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
67
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
10
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Hale County (Alabama)
2 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Hale County (Alabama)
10 Genera with 10 Species | Amphion Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingicampa Walsh, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Hale County (Alabama)
10 Species | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Citheronia sepulcralis Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Pine devil | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Sphingicampa bicolor (Harris, 1841) | ⇒ Syssphinx bicolor Harris, 1841 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Hale County (Alabama) | 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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