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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Laguna Mountains (San Diego County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
68
235
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
68
235
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
63
226
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
212
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
17
98
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
17
98
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
17
98
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
82
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
81
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Laguna Mountains
2 Families width 9 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Laguna Mountains
7 Genera with 9 Species
Coloradia Blake, 1863Pinemoths1SpeciesTaxom
Euproserpinus Grote & Robi..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1872Port Arthur Buck Moth2SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1958Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18742SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Laguna Mountains
9 Species
Coloradia pandora Blake, 1863Pandora Moth
Euproserpinus phaeton Grote & Robi..., 1865Phaeton Primrose Sphinx
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852Common sheep moth
Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872Nevada buck moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Saturnia walterorum Hogue & Johnson, 1958Walter's Saturnia Moth
Sphinx leucophaeata Clemens, 1859Sand whiff
Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874Elegant Sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Laguna Mountains
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
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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