Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Otero County (Colorado, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 65
274
373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 65
274
373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 63
271
370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 50
223
303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 17
98
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 17
98
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
98
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
84
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
82
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
8
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Otero County (Colorado)
2 Families width 14 Species
Genera for Otero County (Colorado)
8 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Otero County (Colorado)
14 Species | Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835 | Elm sphinx | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Sphingicampa quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867 | | | Sphinx asella Hodges, 1971 | Asella Sphinx | | Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823 | Great Ash Sphinx | | Sphinx dolli (Neumoegen, 1881) | ⇒ Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Otero County (Colorado) | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 7
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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