Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Peru (Hardy County, West Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 119
290
250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 119
290
250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 113
278
238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 81
226
189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
100
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
100
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
100
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
75
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
73
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
12
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Peru (Hardy County)
2 Families width 16 Species
Genera for Peru (Hardy County)
12 Genera with 16 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cicia Oiticica, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingicampa Walsh, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Peru (Hardy County)
16 Species | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001 | | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Paonias astylus Drury, 1773 | Huckleberry Sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Sphingicampa bicolor (Harris, 1841) | ⇒ Syssphinx bicolor Harris, 1841 | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Peru (Hardy County) | 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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