Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Mariposa County (California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 167
637
972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 167
637
972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 158
616
929 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 107
524
830 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
159
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
159
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
159
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
127
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
122
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mariposa County
2 Families width 12 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Mariposa County
11 Genera with 12 Species | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coloradia Blake, 1863 | Pinemoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1836 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1852 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1837 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mariposa County
12 Species and 2 Subspecies | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Coloradia pandora Blake, 1863 | Pandora Moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852 | Common sheep moth | | Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855 | Ceanothus silk moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852 | Clarkia Sphinx Moth | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874 | Elegant Sphinx | | Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868 | Sequoia Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Mariposa County | 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 | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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