Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Moore County (North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 201
774
1027 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
773
1026 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 187
740
972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 140
642
865 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
202
251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
202
251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
202
251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
154
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
145
183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
17
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Moore County (North Carolina)
2 Families width 21 Species
Genera for Moore County (North Carolina)
17 Genera with 21 Species | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphion Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1775 | Oakworms | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolba Walker, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1775 | Bee hawk-moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1773 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1797 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrea Grote, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Moore County (North Carolina)
21 Species | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Anisota senatoria J.E. Smith, 1797 | Orange-striped oak worm | | Anisota stigma Fabricius, 1775 | Spiny oak worm | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773 | Black Alder Sphinx | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Hemileuca maia Drury, 1773 | Buck moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856 | Northern Pine Sphinx | | Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Pine sphinx | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Paratrea plebeja Fabricius, 1777 | Plebeian Sphinx | | Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Plum sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Moore County (North Carolina) | 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 | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 11
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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