Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region San Diego County (California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 369
2560
4467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 367
2557
4464 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 350
2508
4361 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 241
2136
3859 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
675
1118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
675
1118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
675
1118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
467
807 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
427
744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
31
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for San Diego County
2 Families width 55 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for San Diego County
31 Genera with 55 Species #ACDEHMPRSX
| Adhemarius Oiticica, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aellopos Hübner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Ampeloeca Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Arctonotus Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callionima Lucas, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calosaturnia Smith, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cautethia Grote, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coloradia Blake, 1863 | Pinemoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dirphia Hübner, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1888 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euproserpinus Grote & Robi..., 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1855 | Bee hawk-moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1872 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Madoryx Boisduval, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylioides Hodges, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1958 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1837 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1868 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for San Diego County
55 Species and 2 Subspecies | Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790 | | | Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903 | Clavipes Sphinx | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus 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 albofasciata J.W. Johnson, 1938 | | | Calosaturnia walterorum Hogue & J.W...., 1958 | | | Cautethia spuria Boisduval, 1875 | Fourspot flounder | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Coloradia pandora Blake, 1863 | Pandora Moth | | Dirphia horcana Schaus, 1911 | | | Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777 | | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773 | Alope Sphinx | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | 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 | | Hemaris (Hemaris) gracilis Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Graceful clearwing | | Hemaris thetis (Boisduval, 1855) | ⇒ Hemaris diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | | Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852 | Common sheep moth | | Hemileuca electra Wright, 1884 | Electra buckmoth | | Hemileuca neumoegeni H. Edwards, 1881 | Neumoegen's Buckmoth | | Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872 | Nevada buck moth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | 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 modesta Harris, 1839 | Big poplar sphinx | | Pachysphinx occidentalis Edwards, 1875 | Big Poplar Sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852 | Clarkia Sphinx Moth | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Saturnia walterorum Hogue & Johnson, 1958 | Walter's Saturnia Moth | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823 | Great Ash Sphinx | | Sphinx leucophaeata Clemens, 1859 | Sand whiff | | Sphinx luscitiosa Clemens, 1859 | Clemen's Sphinx | | Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874 | Elegant Sphinx | | Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868 | Sequoia Sphinx | | Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Bay whiff | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in San Diego 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 | 7
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 24
43 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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