Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Mecklenburg County (Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 145
529
653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 145
529
653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 133
502
607 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 94
422
516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
278
361 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
278
361 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
278
361 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
198
269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
172
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
14
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Mecklenburg County (Virginia)
2 Families width 15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Mecklenburg County (Virginia)
14 Genera with 15 Species | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolba Walker, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lintneria Butler, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecodina Blanchard, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mecklenburg County (Virginia)
15 Species and 2 Subspecies | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779 | Azalea Sphinx | | Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773 | Black Alder Sphinx | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Lintneria eremitus Hübner, 1823 | Hermit Sphinx | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839 | Big poplar sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821 | Abbot'S Sphinx Moth | | Sphinx gordius gordius Cramer, 1779 | | | Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Mecklenburg County (Virginia) | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 12
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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