Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for San Diego (San Diego County, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 204
1066
1506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 204
1066
1506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 198
1050
1483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 153
935
1363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
283
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
283
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
283
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
175
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
165
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
26
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for San Diego
2 Families width 37 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for San Diego
26 Genera with 37 Species
| Adhemarius Oiticica, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aellopos Hübner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampeloeca Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctonotus Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callionima Lucas, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calosaturnia Smith, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cautethia Grote, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1888 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euproserpinus Grote & Robi..., 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1836 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1881 | 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 | | Madoryx Boisduval, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylioides Hodges, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1958 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1837 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for San Diego
37 Species and 1 Subspecies | Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790 | | | Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903 | Clavipes Sphinx | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Arctonotus lucidus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Proserpinus lucidus Boisduval, 1852 | | Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943 | Falcifera Sphinx Moth | | Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943 | | Calosaturnia walterorum Hogue & J.W...., 1958 | | | Cautethia spuria Boisduval, 1875 | Fourspot flounder | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777 | | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773 | Alope Sphinx | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Erinnyis yucatana Druce, 1888 | | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771 | Satellite sphinx | | Euproserpinus phaeton Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Phaeton Primrose Sphinx | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemileuca electra Wright, 1884 | Electra buckmoth | | Hemileuca neumoegeni H. Edwards, 1881 | Neumoegen's Buckmoth | | Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855 | Ceanothus silk moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779 | | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856 | | | Pachysphinx occidentalis Edwards, 1875 | Big Poplar Sphinx | | Saturnia walterorum Hogue & Johnson, 1958 | Walter's Saturnia Moth | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859 | Clemen's Sphinx | | Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874 | Elegant Sphinx | | Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Bay whiff | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in San Diego | 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 | 22
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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