Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Ocotillo (Imperial County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 23
54
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 23
54
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 23
54
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 20
46
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 5
12
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 5
12
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 5
12
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 3
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 3
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ocotillo
2 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Ocotillo
9 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Ocotillo
10 Species | Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790 | | | Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943 | Falcifera Sphinx Moth | | Copaxa lavendera Westwood, 1854 | | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771 | Satellite sphinx | | Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853 | Orizaba Silkmoth | | Sphingicampa albolineata Grote & Robi..., 1866 | | | Xylophanes eumedon Boisduval, 1885 | | | Xylophanes falco Walker, 1856 | Falcon Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Ocotillo | 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
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov
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