Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Nevada (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 360
2695
6734 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 359
2691
6730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 345
2649
6637 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 236
2089
5318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 47
774
1976 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
772
1974 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
770
1972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
536
1475 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
487
1361 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
19
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nevada
2 Families width 51 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Nevada
19 Genera with 51 Species | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coloradia Blake, 1863 | Pinemoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euproserpinus Grote & Robi..., 1939 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1855 | Bee hawk-moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1872 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1872 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1875 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1878 | | 10 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nevada
51 Species and 2 Subspecies | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Coloradia doris Barnes, 1900 | Doris Pinemoth | | Coloradia pandora Blake, 1863 | Pandora Moth | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Euproserpinus phaeton Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Phaeton Primrose Sphinx | | Euproserpinus wiesti Sperry, 1939 | Prairie Sphinx Moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) senta Strecker, 1878 | California clearwing | | Hemaris thetis (Boisduval, 1855) | ⇒ Hemaris diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | | Hemileuca annulata (Ferguson, 1971) | ⇒ Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852 | | Hemileuca burnsi Watson, 1910 | Burns' Buckmoth | | Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852 | Common sheep moth | | Hemileuca electra Wright, 1884 | Electra buckmoth | | Hemileuca hera Harris, 1841 | Hera Buckmoth | | Hemileuca juno Packard, 1872 | Juno Buck Moth | | Hemileuca neumoegeni H. Edwards, 1881 | Neumoegen's Buckmoth | | Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872 | Nevada buck moth | | Hemileuca nutalli Strecker, 1875 | Nuttall's Sheepmoth | | Hemileuca nuttalli Strecker, 1875 | Nuttall's Sheepmoth | | Hemileuca tricolor Packard, 1872 | Tricolor Buck Moth | | Hyalophora columbia Smith, 1865 | Columbia silk moth | | Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855 | Ceanothus silk moth | | Hyalophora gloveri (Strecker, 1872) | ⇒ Hyalophora columbia Smith, 1865 | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | Five Spotted Hawk Moth | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839 | Big poplar sphinx | | Pachysphinx occidentalis Edwards, 1875 | Big Poplar Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852 | Clarkia Sphinx Moth | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Smerinthus saliceti Boisduval, 1875 | Salicet Sphinx | | Sphinx asella Hodges, 1971 | Asella Sphinx | | Sphinx asellus (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Sphinx asella Hodges, 1971 | | Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823 | Great Ash Sphinx | | Sphinx dolli (Neumoegen, 1881) | ⇒ Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881 | | Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881 | Dolls Sphinx Moth | | Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Plum sphinx | | Sphinx libocedrus Hy. Edwards, 1881 | Incense Cedar Sphinx | | Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874 | Elegant Sphinx | | Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868 | Sequoia Sphinx | | Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878 | Snowberry sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Nevada | 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
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 13
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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