Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Baja California (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 303
1553
2536 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 303
1553
2536 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 292
1521
2474 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 189
1095
1779 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
305
417 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
305
417 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
305
417 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
202
283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
178
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
20
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Baja California
2 Families width 33 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Baja California
20 Genera with 33 Species | Aellopos Hübner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agapema Neumoegen & ..., 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calosaturnia Smith, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupackardia Cockerell, 1853 | Calleta Silkmoth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1855 | Bee hawk-moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1872 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1855 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylesia Hübner, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1958 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1875 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1874 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Baja California
33 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903 | Clavipes Sphinx | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Calosaturnia albofasciata J.W. Johnson, 1938 | | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Eupackardia calleta Westwood, 1853 | Calleta Silkmoth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) senta Strecker, 1878 | California clearwing | | Hemaris thetis (Boisduval, 1855) | ⇒ Hemaris diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | | Hemileuca electra Wright, 1884 | Electra buckmoth | | Hemileuca hualapai Neumoegen, 1883 | Hualapai Buckmoth | | Hemileuca tricolor Packard, 1872 | Tricolor Buck Moth | | Hyalophora californica (Boisduval, 1855) | ⇒ Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911 | | Hyalophora ceanothi (Boisduval, 1855) | ⇒ Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911 | | Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855 | Ceanothus silk moth | | Hyalophora kasloensis (Cockerell, 1914) | ⇒ Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911 | | Hyalophora parvimacula (Boisduval, 1855) | ⇒ Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911 | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Saturnia walterorum Hogue & Johnson, 1958 | Walter's Saturnia Moth | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Smerinthus saliceti Boisduval, 1875 | Salicet Sphinx | | Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823 | Great Ash Sphinx | | Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874 | Elegant Sphinx | | Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868 | Sequoia Sphinx | | Sphinx vancouverensis (Henry Edwards, 1874) | ⇒ Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Baja California | 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
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 12
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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