Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Ritchie County (West Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 153
529
690 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 153
529
690 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 140
488
616 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 97
393
485 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
147
185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
147
185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
147
185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
117
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
114
148 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
17
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ritchie County
3 Families width 18 Species
Genera for Ritchie County
17 Genera with 18 Species | Amphion Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodes Packard, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecodina Blanchard, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ritchie County
18 Species | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Apatelodes torrefacta Smith, 1797 | Spotted Apatalodes | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Callosamia angulifera Walker, 1855 | Angulated silk moth | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Citheronia regalis Fabricius, 1793 | Hickory horned devil | | Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779 | Azalea Sphinx | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Pine sphinx | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821 | Abbot'S Sphinx Moth | | Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823 | Great Ash Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Ritchie County | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 12
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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