Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Yosemite National Park (California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 143
436
653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 143
436
653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 133
414
617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 96
337
524 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
66
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
66
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
66
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
52
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
50
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
9
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Yosemite National Park
2 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Yosemite National Park
9 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Yosemite National Park
11 Species and 1 Subspecies | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852 | Common sheep moth | | Hemileuca nutalli Strecker, 1875 | Nuttall's Sheepmoth | | Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855 | Ceanothus silk moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852 | Clarkia Sphinx Moth | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874 | Elegant Sphinx | | Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868 | Sequoia Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Yosemite National Park | 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 | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov
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