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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Miles (Runnels County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
151
898
1562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
151
898
1562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
142
871
1526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
86
688
1276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
203
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
203
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
203
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
152
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
144
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Miles (Runnels County)
3 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Miles (Runnels County)
8 Genera with 11 Species
Automeris Hübner, 1981Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1898Port Arthur Buck Moth3SpeciesTaxom
Lapara Walker, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Lemonia Hübner, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Miles (Runnels County)
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Automeris louisiana Ferguson & Brou, 1981Louisiana eyed silkmoth
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Hemileuca grotei Grote & Robi..., 1868Grote's Buckmoth
Hemileuca hera Harris, 1841Hera Buckmoth
Hemileuca oliviae Cockerell, 1898Range caterpillar
Lapara phaeobrachycerous Brou, 1994Brous Sphinx Moth
Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994
Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852Clarkia Sphinx Moth
Sphinx dolli (Neumoegen, 1881)⇒ Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881
Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874Elegant Sphinx
Xylophanes falco Walker, 1856Falcon Sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Miles (Runnels County)
FamilyLemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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