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Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Alamo (Contra Costa County, California, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		46
197
251		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		46
197
251		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		44
195
249		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		35
186
240		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		22
159
205		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		22
159
205		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
159
205		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
107
147		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
101
140		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alamo (Contra Costa County)
12 Families width 140 Species
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones11SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms53SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths27SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths22SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals8SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars1SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae (Boisduval, 1837)And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alamo (Contra Costa County)
101 Genera with 140 Species
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Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1794Cutworm3SpeciesTaxom
Anicla Grote, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Anticarsia Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Archirhoe Herbulot, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Argyrogramma Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Aspila Treitschke, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Bagisara Crumb, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Bleptina Guenée, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Bulia Walker, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Caenurgina McDunnough, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Chloraspilates Packard, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Chlorochlamys Hulst, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodeixis Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cisthene Walker, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Cobubatha Walker, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Condica Walker, 1852Groundlings And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Cosmia Ochsenheimer, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Costaconvexa Agenjo, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplusia Dufay, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Cyanophrys Clench, 1946Greenstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclophora Hübner, 1861Mochas1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Digrammia Gumppenberg, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Disclisioprocta Wallengren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Dypterygia Stephens, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Estigmene Hübner, 1773Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1863Pug Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1836Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Forsebia Richards, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Galgula Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Garella Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Helicoverpa Hardwick, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Heliocheilus Grote, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Heliothis Ochsenheimer, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout2SpeciesTaxom
Hypocala Guenée, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Idaea Treitschke, 1901Dwarf cream wave1SpeciesTaxom
Idia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Lacinipolia McDunnough, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Leucania Ochsenheimer, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Lithacodia Hübner, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Lobocleta Warren, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Magusa Walker, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17633SpeciesTaxom
Marathyssa Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Marimatha Walker, 1852Lemon Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Megalographa Lafontaine &..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18528SpeciesTaxom
Metaponpneumata Möschler, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Micrathetis Hampson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Mouralia Walker, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Neogalea Hampson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Nerastria McDunnough, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Nycterosea Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Occidryas Higgins, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Oncocnemis Lederer, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 2014Chilasa2SpeciesTaxom
Peridroma Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Pero Herrich-Schä..., 18863SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents2SpeciesTaxom
Platysenta Grote, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Psamatodes Guenée, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Rachiplusia Hampson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Rindgea Johnson, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Schizura Doubleday, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Schrankia Hübner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Speranza Curtis, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1852Armyworm Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Synchlora Guenée, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Toxonprucha Möschler, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Trichoclea Grote, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Trichoplusia McDunnough, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Tripudia Grote, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Walterella Dyar, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alamo (Contra Costa County)
140 Species
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Acontia cretata Grote & Robi..., 1868Chalky Bird Dropping Moth
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903Clavipes Sphinx
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Agrotis malefida Guenée, 1852Pale-sided Cutworm
Agrotis subterranea (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Feltia subterranea Fabricius, 1794
Anicla infecta Ochsenheimer, 1816Green Cutworm
Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818Cutworm Moth
Archirhoe neomexicana Hulst, 1896Black Mountain Salamander
Argyrogramma verruca Fabricius, 1794Golden Looper
Aspila subflexa (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Heliothis tergemina C. Felder & ..., 1874
Bagisara buxea Grote, 1881Three-lined Bagisera Moth
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854Bent Winged Owlet
Bulia deducta Morrison, 1875
Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780Common Grass Moth
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856Waved Sphinx
Chloraspilates bicoloraria Packard, 1876Bicolored Chloraspilates
Chlorochlamys phyllinaria Zeller, 1872Thin lined Chlorochlamys
Chrysodeixis includens Walker, 1857Cutworm Moth
Cisthene unifascia Grote & Robi..., 1868Banded Lichen Moth
Cobubatha dimidata Smith, 1905
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Condica vecors Guenée, 1852Dusky Groundling
Cosmia (Calymnia) epipaschia Grote, 1883
Costaconvexa centrostrigaria Wollaston, 1858Bent line Carpet
Ctenoplusia (Ctenoplusia) oxygramma Geyer, 1832Sharp Stigma Looper
Cyanophrys miserabilis Clench, 1946Clench's greenstreak
Cyclophora nanaria Walker, 1861Cankerworm
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Digrammia pallidata Packard, 1873
Disclisioprocta stellata Guenée, 1858Bougainvillea Looper
Drasteria pallescens Grote & Robi..., 1866Cowhead Arches
Dypterygia patina Harvey, 1875
Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867)⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773Acraea Moth
Eublemma minima Guenée, 1852Everlasting Bud Moth
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eupithecia miserulata Grote, 1863Common Eupithecia
Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775Variegated Fritillary
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Forsebia cinis Guenée, 1852Forsebia Moth
Galgula partita Guenée, 1852The Wedgeling
Garella nilotica Rogenhover, 1882Black-olive Caterpillar
Helicoverpa zea Boddie, 1850American bollworm
Heliocheilus paradoxus Grote, 1865Paradoxical Grass Moth
Heliothis (Heliothis) virescens Fabricius, 1777Tobacco budworm
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hypena minualis Guenée, 1854Sooty Bomolocha Moth
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Hypocala andremona Stoll, 1781Andremona moth
Idaea celtima Schaus, 1901Commerson's sole
Idia aemula Hübner, 1813Common Idia
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Lacinipolia laudabilis Guenée, 1852Laudable Arches
Leucania extincta Guenée, 1852
Leucania incognita Barnes & McD..., 1918West Coast sole
Lithacodia synochitis (Grote & Robi..., 1868)⇒ Maliattha synochitis Grote & Robi..., 1868
Lobocleta ossularia Hübner & Geyer, 1837Drab Brown Wave
Lobocleta plemyraria Guenée, 1858Straight-lined Wave
Magusa divaricata (Grote, 1874)⇒ Magusa orbifera Walker, 1857
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Marathyssa inficita Walker, 1865Dark Marathyssa
Marimatha nigrofimbria Guenée, 1852Black Bordered Lemon Moth
Megalographa biloba Stephens, 1830Bilobed Looper
Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852Royal Poinciana Moth
Melipotis agrotoides Walker, 1857
Melipotis cellaris Guenée, 1852Cellar Melipotis
Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823Fasciolated Melipotis
Melipotis indomita Walker, 1857Indomitable Melipotis
Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Melipotis novanda Guenée, 1852
Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852
Metaponpneumata rogenhoferi Möschler, 1890Hornyhead turbot
Micrathetis triplex Walker, 1857Triplex Cutworm
Mouralia tinctoides Guenée, 1852
Mythimna (Pseudaletia) unipuncta Haworth, 1809American armyworm
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Neogalea sunia Guenée, 1852Catabena Moth
Nerastria dividua Grote, 1880
Nerastria lixiva Grote, 1882
Nerastria orthozona Hampson, 1910
Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794Gem
Occidryas anicia (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Euphydryas anicia Doubleday, 1847
Oncocnemis occata (Grote, 1874)⇒ Sympistis occata Grote, 1875
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio rumiko Shiraiwa & G..., 2014Western Giant Swallowtail
Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808Pearly Underwing
Pero (Pergama) meskaria Packard, 1876Meskes Pero Moth
Pero ancetaria (Hübner, 1806)⇒ Pero anceta Stoll, 1781
Pero radiosaria Hulst, 1886
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Phyciodes phaon Edwards, 1864Cayman Crescent Spot
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Platysenta albolabes (Grote, 1880)⇒ Condica albolabes Grote, 1880
Platysenta mobilis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Condica mobilis Walker, 1857
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Psamatodes abydata (Guenée, 1858)⇒ Semiothisa abydata Guenée, 1858
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899
Rachiplusia ou Guenée, 1852Gray Looper
Rindgea cyda Druce, 1893Flattened Musk Turtle
Rindgea s-signata Packard, 1873Signate Looper
Schizura unicornis Abbot & Smith, 1797Unicorn caterpillar
Schrankia macula Druce, 1891Black-spotted Schrankia
Scopula umbilicata Fabricius, 1794Swag-lined Wave
Speranza deceptrix Dyar, 1913
Speranza graphidaria Hulst, 1887Del Norte Salamander
Sphingicampa heiligbrodti (Harvey, 1877)⇒ Syssphinx heiligbrodti Harvey, 1877
Spodoptera dolichos Fabricius, 1794Dolichos Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera eridania Stoll, 1781Cramer southern armyworm
Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808African armyworm
Spodoptera frugiperda Smith & Abbot, 1797Corn leaf worm
Spodoptera latifascia Walker, 1856Garden Armyworm
Spodoptera ornithogalli Guenée, 1852Cotton Cutworm
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Synchlora frondaria Guenée, 1857Southern Emerald
Tarache aprica Hübner, 1808Exposed Bird Dropping Moth
Tarache expolita Grote, 1882Coffee cliffbrake
Tarache sedata H. Edwards, 1881Horned whiff
Tarache tetragona Walker, 1858Four-spotted Bird Dropping Moth
Toxonprucha clientis Grote, 1882
Toxonprucha crudelis Grote, 1882Cruel Toxonprucha
Toxonprucha volucris Grote, 1883Bird Toxonprucha
Trichoclea decepta (Grote, 1883)⇒ Anarta decepta Grote, 1883
Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803Cabbage Looper
Tripudia balteata Smith, 1900Silktassel
Tripudia luxuriosa Smith, 1900Silktassel
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Utetheisa
Vanessa annabella Field, 1971West Coast Lady
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady
Walterella ocellata Barnes & McD..., 1910
Zale lunata Drury, 1773Lunate Zale
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face

Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Alamo (Contra Costa County)
SuperfamilyBombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx		2
7
10		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyGeometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths		1
17
22		Family
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyNoctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths		5
58
83		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		4
19
25		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom