Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Monterey County (California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 232
1128
1687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 231
1127
1687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 220
1096
1637 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 155
933
1445 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
335
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
335
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
333
481 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
240
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
211
308 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
15
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Monterey County
2 Families width 18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Monterey County
15 Genera with 18 Species | Arctonotus Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupackardia Cockerell, 1853 | Calleta Silkmoth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1855 | Bee hawk-moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1884 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 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, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Monterey County
18 Species and 2 Subspecies | Arctonotus lucidus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Proserpinus lucidus Boisduval, 1852 | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Eupackardia calleta Westwood, 1853 | Calleta Silkmoth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemaris thetis (Boisduval, 1855) | ⇒ Hemaris diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | | Hemileuca burnsi Watson, 1910 | Burns' Buckmoth | | Hemileuca electra Wright, 1884 | Electra buckmoth | | Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855 | Ceanothus silk moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Pachysphinx occidentalis Edwards, 1875 | Big Poplar Sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852 | Clarkia Sphinx Moth | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823 | Great Ash Sphinx | | Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874 | Elegant Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Monterey 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 | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 11
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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