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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Sequoia National Park (Sierra Nevada, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
125
394
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
125
394
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
120
381
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
336
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
15
51
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
15
51
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
15
51
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
42
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
41
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sequoia National Park
2 Families width 7 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sequoia National Park
7 Genera with 7 Species
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1852Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1837Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sequoia National Park
7 Species
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852Common sheep moth
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Pachysphinx occidentalis Edwards, 1875Big Poplar Sphinx
Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth
Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878Snowberry sphinx

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Sequoia National Park
FamilySaturniidae
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov