Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Westmoreland County (Pennsylvania, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 304
1746
2522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 303
1745
2521 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 289
1700
2429 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 217
1479
2154 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
550
906 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 39
550
906 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
550
906 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
425
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
393
673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
28
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Westmoreland County (Pennsylvania)
2 Families width 43 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Westmoreland County (Pennsylvania)
28 Genera with 43 Species #ACEHLMPS
| Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aellopos Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphion Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1775 | Oakworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | Automeris Hübner, 1819 | Eyed Silkmoths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1775 | Bee hawk-moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1872 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrea Grote, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecodina Blanchard, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1859 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Westmoreland County (Pennsylvania)
43 Species and 1 Subspecies | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777 | Titan Sphinx | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Anisota stigma Fabricius, 1775 | Spiny oak worm | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Callosamia angulifera Walker, 1855 | Angulated silk moth | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835 | Elm sphinx | | Ceratomia catalpae Boisduval, 1875 | Catalpa Hornworm | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Citheronia sepulcralis Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Pine devil | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821 | Pandora sphinx | | Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771 | Satellite sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Graceful clearwing | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Hemileuca maia Drury, 1773 | Buck moth | | Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872 | Nevada buck moth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Pine sphinx | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782 | | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839 | Big poplar sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Paratrea plebeja Fabricius, 1777 | Plebeian Sphinx | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821 | Abbot'S Sphinx Moth | | Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Plum sphinx | | Sphinx gordius (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777 | | Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859 | Clemen's Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Westmoreland County (Pennsylvania) | 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 | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 20
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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