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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Antioch (Contra Costa County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
116
328
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
116
328
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
106
312
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
84
270
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
19
52
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
19
52
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
52
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
32
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
28
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antioch (Contra Costa County)
2 Families width 5 Species and 2 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antioch (Contra Costa County)
5 Genera with 5 Species
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antioch (Contra Costa County)
5 Species and 2 Subspecies
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855Ceanothus silk moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852Clarkia Sphinx Moth
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Antioch (Contra Costa County)
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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