Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Sacramento County (California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 245
1169
1592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 245
1169
1592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 233
1135
1528 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 169
959
1317 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
320
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
320
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
320
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
220
323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
197
293 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sacramento County
3 Families width 19 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Sacramento County
17 Genera with 19 Species | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copaxa Walker, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1855 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1852 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1837 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1868 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthodirphia Michener, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sacramento County
19 Species and 4 Subspecies | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Copaxa syntheratoides Rothschild, 1895 | | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Hemaris thetis (Boisduval, 1855) | ⇒ Hemaris diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | | Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852 | Common sheep moth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Pachysphinx occidentalis Edwards, 1875 | Big Poplar Sphinx | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823 | Great Ash Sphinx | | Sphinx chersis chersis Hübner, 1824 | | | Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874 | Elegant Sphinx | | Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868 | Sequoia Sphinx | | Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904 | | | Xanthodirphia amarilla Schaus, 1908 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Sacramento County | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 10
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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