Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Jefferson County (Nebraska, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
286
358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
286
358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 78
275
343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 63
245
311 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
178
235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
178
235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
178
235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
140
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
133
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
16
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Jefferson County (Nebraska)
3 Families width 17 Species
Genera for Jefferson County (Nebraska)
16 Genera with 17 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1775 | Oakworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodes Packard, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1836 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Jefferson County (Nebraska)
17 Species | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Anisota stigma Fabricius, 1775 | Spiny oak worm | | Apatelodes torrefacta Smith, 1797 | Spotted Apatalodes | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821 | Pandora sphinx | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823 | Great Ash Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Jefferson County (Nebraska) | 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 11
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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