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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Amazon River (Amazon basin)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
88
344
504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
88
344
504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
87
343
503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
71
313
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
19
186
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
19
186
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
186
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
164
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
162
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amazon River
3 Families width 7 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Amazon River
7 Genera with 7 Species
Aellopos Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Colla Walker, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amazon River
7 Species
Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758Tantalus Sphinx
Colla umbrata Schaus, 1905
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Isognathus leachi Swainson, 1823
Isognathus leachii Swainson, 1823
Manduca franciscae Clark, 1916
Nyceryx magna R. Felder, 1874

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Amazon River
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
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
2
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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