Checklist for Subsection Bombyces Scopoli, 1763
and region Palo Alto (Santa Clara County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 109
294
364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 109
294
364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 103
278
330 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 75
220
259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
38
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
38
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
38
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
32
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
31
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Palo Alto (Santa Clara County)
10 Families width 36 Species and 1 Subspecies | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Palo Alto (Santa Clara County)
31 Genera with 36 Species #ABCDEHLMPRSVZ
| Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azenia Grote, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1870 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Condica Walker, 1911 | Groundlings And Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epidemia Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1852 | Dappled whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulasia Truqui, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliothodes Hampson, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1852 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1852 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1851 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1853 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phryganidia Packard, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ruacodes Hampson, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1837 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1971 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Palo Alto (Santa Clara County)
36 Species and 1 Subspecies | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Azenia implora Grote, 1882 | | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780 | Common Grass Moth | | Catocala irene Behr, 1870 | Bluefin filefish | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Condica andrena Smith, 1911 | Rough triggerfish | | Dasychira rhopalum Hering, 1926 | | | Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852 | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852 | Creamy Marblewing | | Eulasia (Vittateulasia) bombylius Fabricius, 1787 | | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Heliothodes diminutivus (Grote, 1873) | ⇒ Heliothodes diminutiva Grote, 1873 | | Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852 | Common sheep moth | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852 | Lorquin's admiral | | Lycaena (Chalceria) gorgon Boisduval, 1852 | Buckweat Copper | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852 | Anise Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852 | Pale Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Phryganidia californica Packard, 1864 | California Oak Moth | | Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852 | Clarkia Sphinx Moth | | Ruacodes tela Smith, 1900 | | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Vanessa annabella Field, 1971 | West Coast Lady | | Zale lunata Drury, 1773 | Lunate Zale |
Subnodes of Bombyces with occurrences in Palo Alto (Santa Clara County) | Superfamily | Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
8
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Geometroidea
Leach, 1815
Geometrid, Inchworm Moths, Swallowtail Moths | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
9
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Superfamily | Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
13
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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