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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Tucson (Pima County, Arizona, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
210
1134
1886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
210
1134
1886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
203
1113
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
902
1545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
36
280
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
36
280
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
36
280
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
202
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
193
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
18
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tucson
2 Families width 25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802)Hawk Moths19SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae (Boisduval, 1837)And Giant Silk Moths6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tucson
18 Genera with 25 Species
Aellopos Hübner, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Agapema Neumoegen & ..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1875Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dryocampa Harris, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17803SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1872Port Arthur Buck Moth2SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17633SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1875Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 19033SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tucson
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903Clavipes Sphinx
Agapema galbina Clemens, 1860Greasewood Moth
Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875Cecrops eyed Silkmoth
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856Waved Sphinx
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793Green-striped mapleworm
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Hemileuca juno Packard, 1872Juno Buck Moth
Hemileuca tricolor Packard, 1872Tricolor Buck Moth
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Pachysphinx occidentalis Edwards, 1875Big Poplar Sphinx
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Proserpinus terlooii Edwards, 1875Baron Terloos Sphinx Moth
Smerinthus saliceti Boisduval, 1875Salicet Sphinx
Sphingicampa hubbardi (Dyar, 1902)⇒ Syssphinx hubbardi Dyar, 1903
Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823Great Ash Sphinx
Sphinx dolli (Neumoegen, 1881)⇒ Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881
Sphinx istar (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Lintneria istar Rothschild &..., 1903

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Tucson
FamilySaturniidae
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
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
13
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov