Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Amazon region (Peru)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 70
343
511 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 70
343
511 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 64
332
501 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 50
312
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
233
383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
233
383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
233
383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
196
341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
191
334 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
8
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Amazon region
2 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Amazon region
8 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Amazon region
10 Species and 1 Subspecies | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Colla glaucescens Walker, 1865 | | | Colla margaritacea (Walker, 1865) | ⇒ Colla glaucescens Walker, 1865 | | Colla umbrata Schaus, 1905 | | | Epia hiemalis Butler, 1878 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Pachylia darceta Druce, 1881 | | | Spanochroa blandiatrix (Walker, 1865) | ⇒ Colla glaucescens Walker, 1865 | | Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Bay whiff | | Xylophanes elara Druce, 1878 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Amazon region | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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