Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Thompson (Bullock County, Alabama, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 65
229
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 65
229
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 65
229
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 52
206
235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
160
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
160
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
160
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
118
148 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
112
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
11
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Thompson (Bullock County)
2 Families width 14 Species
Genera for Thompson (Bullock County)
11 Genera with 14 Species | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1836 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Thompson (Bullock County)
14 Species | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779 | Azalea Sphinx | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821 | Pandora sphinx | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Paonias astylus Drury, 1773 | Huckleberry Sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Sphinx canadensis Boisduval, 1875 | Canadian Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Thompson (Bullock 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 9
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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