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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Amazonas (North Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
382
3979
8553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
382
3979
8553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3864
8271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2959
6620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
865
2050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
865
2050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
865
2050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
655
1699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
636
1680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
60
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amazonas
4 Families width 125 Species and 5 Subspecies
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths49SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths65SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths10SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae (Swinhoe, 1892)Giant Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Amazonas
60 Genera with 125 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPQRSTXZ
Adelocephala Duponchel, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Adelowalkeria Travassos, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Adhemarius Oiticica, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Aleuron Boisduval, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodes Packard, 17822SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 2011Eyed Silkmoths7SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphlebia C. Felder & ..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Citioica Travassos & ..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Colla Walker, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 17791SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1775Imperial Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Epia Hübner, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Euryglottis Boisduval, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroplanes Hübner, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19238SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1777Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Loxolomia Maassen, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Oryba Walker, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1773Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Phanoxyla Rothschild &..., 18742SpeciesTaxom
Poloma Walker, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Procitheronia Michener, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17712SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Quentalia Schaus, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Rolepa Walker, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Therinia Hübner, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 189918SpeciesTaxom
Zanola Walker, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amazonas
125 Species and 5 Subspecies
Adelocephala hodeva Druce, 1904
Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905
Adeloneivaia acuta Schaus, 1896
Adeloneivaia pelias Rothschild, 1907
Adeloneivaia subangulata Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Adelowalkeria tristygma Boisduval, 1872
Adhemarius palmeri Boisduval, 1875
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Aleuron neglectum Rothschild &..., 1903
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Apatelodes dianita Dognin, 1921
Apatelodes nina Stoll, 1782
Arsenura albopicta Jordan, 1922
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Arsenura batesii R. Felder & ..., 1874
Arsenura ciocolatina Draudt, 1930
Automeris despicata Draudt, 1929
Automeris janus Cramer, 1775
Automeris larra Walker, 1855
Automeris larra larra
Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885
Automeris mideperuensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris pomiferoides Brechlin & M..., 2011
Bathyphlebia eminens Dognin, 1891
Callionima pan Cramer, 1779
Cerodirphia speciosa Cramer, 1777
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Cicia pelota Schaus, 1905
Citheronia phoronea Cramer, 1779
Citioica anthonilis (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Citioica guayensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Cocytius mortuorum (Rothschild &..., 1910)⇒ Morcocytius mortuorum Rothschild &..., 1910
Colla aerila Schaus, 1929
Colla amoena Dognin, 1923
Copaxa medea Maassen, 1890
Copiopteryx semiramis Cramer, 1779
Dirphia fraterna R. Felder & ..., 1874
Dirphia hircia Cramer, 1775
Dirphia obliqua Bouvier, 1924
Eacles barnesi Schaus, 1905
Eacles guianensis Schaus, 1905
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles masoni Schaus, 1896
Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Epia erdae Schaus, 1928
Epia muscosa Butler, 1878
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890Cramer's Sphinx
Erinnyis ello ello Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha capronnieri Boisduval, 1875
Eumorpha cissi Schaufuss, 1870
Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775
Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eupyrrhoglossum venustum Rothschild &..., 1910
Euryglottis aper Walker, 1856
Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758
Hemeroplanes longistriga Rothschild &..., 1903
Hemeroplanes ornatus Rothschild, 1894
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hylesia coarya Schaus, 1932
Hylesia gracilex Dognin, 1923
Hylesia humilis Dognin, 1923
Hylesia lilex Dognin, 1923
Hylesia melanostigma Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Hylesia novex Dognin, 1922
Hylesia rex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia vespex Dognin, 1923
Isognathus excelsior (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865
Isognathus mossi Clark, 1919
Isognathus swainsoni Felder, 1862
Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Lonomia achelous Cramer, 1777
Loxolomia johnsoni Schaus, 1932
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth
Manduca clarki Rothschild &..., 1916
Manduca incisa Walker, 1956
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Nyceryx hyposticta R. Felder, 1874
Nyceryx janzeni Haxaire, 2005
Nyceryx stuarti Rothschild, 1894
Oryba kadeni Schaufuss, 1870
Pachylia darceta Druce, 1881
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylia syces Hübner, 1819
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx
Phanoxyla hysterix Felder, 1874
Phanoxyla hystrix R. Felder, 1874
Poloma janula (Felder, 1874)⇒ Poloma angulata Walker, 1855
Procitheronia fenestrata Rothschild, 1907
Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Quentalia coarya Schaus, 1929
Quentalia excisa Maassen, 1890
Quentalia melchthala Schaus, 1929
Rolepa fiachna Schaus, 1927
Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796
Rothschildia hesperus Linnaeus, 1758
Rothschildia speculifer Walker, 1855
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Therinia transversaria Druce, 1887
Xylophanes alexandrei Vaglia & Hax..., 2009
Xylophanes aristor Boisduval, 1870
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes chiron nechus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes fusimacula R. Felder, 1874
Xylophanes heinrichi (Closs, 1917)⇒ Xylophanes macasensis Clark, 1922
Xylophanes lichyi Kitching & C..., 2000
Xylophanes ockendeni Rothschild, 1904
Xylophanes porioni Cadiou, 2000
Xylophanes pyrrhus Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes rhodochlora Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes rothschildi Dognin, 1895
Xylophanes rothschildia
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758
Xylophanes xylobates Bönninghausen, 1899

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Amazonas
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
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
25
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
28
65
Genera
Species

Taxom



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