Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Runnels County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 176
1034
1779 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 176
1034
1779 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 165
997
1715 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 104
805
1451 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
272
357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 31
272
357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
272
357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
196
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
184
254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
10
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Runnels County
3 Families width 13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Runnels County
10 Genera with 13 Species | Automeris Hübner, 1981 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1898 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Runnels County
13 Species and 1 Subspecies | Automeris louisiana Ferguson & Brou, 1981 | Louisiana eyed silkmoth | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Hemileuca grotei Grote & Robi..., 1868 | Grote's Buckmoth | | Hemileuca hera Harris, 1841 | Hera Buckmoth | | Hemileuca oliviae Cockerell, 1898 | Range caterpillar | | Lapara phaeobrachycerous Brou, 1994 | Brous Sphinx Moth | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852 | Clarkia Sphinx Moth | | Sphinx dolli (Neumoegen, 1881) | ⇒ Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881 | | Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874 | Elegant Sphinx | | Xylophanes falco Walker, 1856 | Falcon Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Runnels County | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 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 | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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