Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Taylor County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 92
264
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 92
264
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 83
246
283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 63
209
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 17
78
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 17
78
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
78
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
59
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
56
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Taylor County (Texas)
2 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Taylor County (Texas)
10 Genera with 11 Species | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1836 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1868 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrea Grote, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Taylor County (Texas)
11 Species | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemileuca grotei Grote & Robi..., 1868 | Grote's Buckmoth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Paratrea plebeja Fabricius, 1777 | Plebeian Sphinx | | Xylophanes libya Druce, 1878 | Libya Sphinx | | Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777 | Pluto Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Taylor County (Texas) | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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