Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 327
1846
2290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 327
1846
2290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 318
1821
2254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 232
1584
1987 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
467
615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
466
614 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
465
613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
315
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
294
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
16
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Los Angeles
2 Families width 17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Los Angeles
16 Genera with 17 Species | Amorpha Hübner, 1797 | False indigo | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctonotus Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1855 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1875 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Isoparce Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiloscola Michener, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1837 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Los Angeles
17 Species and 2 Subspecies | Amorpha juglandis Smith, 1797 | Walnut Sphinx | | Arctonotus lucidus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Proserpinus lucidus Boisduval, 1852 | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Hemaris thetis (Boisduval, 1855) | ⇒ Hemaris diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | | Hemileuca nutalli Strecker, 1875 | Nuttall's Sheepmoth | | Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855 | Ceanothus silk moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Isoparce cupressi Boisduval, 1875 | Bald Cypress Sphinx | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Pachysphinx occidentalis Edwards, 1875 | Big Poplar Sphinx | | Ptiloscola lasiocampa Bryk, 1953 | | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874 | Elegant Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Los Angeles | 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 12
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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