Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Horry County (South Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 170
642
809 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 170
642
809 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 158
608
756 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 114
532
678 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
217
288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
217
288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
217
288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
153
204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
140
191 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
21
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Horry County
2 Families width 27 Species
Genera for Horry County
21 Genera with 27 Species #ACDEHLMPSX
| Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amorpha Hübner, 1797 | False indigo | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1773 | Oakworms | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1821 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1775 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingicampa Walsh, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Horry County
27 Species | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797 | Walnut Sphinx | | Anisota stigma Fabricius, 1775 | Spiny oak worm | | Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773 | Brown anisota | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Citheronia regalis Fabricius, 1793 | Hickory horned devil | | Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779 | Azalea Sphinx | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821 | Pandora sphinx | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Pine sphinx | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Sphingicampa bicolor (Harris, 1841) | ⇒ Syssphinx bicolor Harris, 1841 | | Sphingicampa bisecta (Lintner, 1879) | ⇒ Syssphinx bisecta Lintner, 1879 | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Horry 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 | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 14
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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