Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Bahamas (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 270
1607
2435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 270
1607
2435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 263
1580
2392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 172
1220
1877 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
401
559 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
401
559 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
401
559 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
262
387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
241
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
20
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Bahamas
2 Families width 34 Species and 8 Subspecies
Genera for Bahamas
20 Genera with 34 Species | Adelocephala Duponchel, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aellopos Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1853 | Eyed Silkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cautethia Grote, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Madoryx Boisduval, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1874 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 2011 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syssphinx Hübner, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1899 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Bahamas
34 Species and 8 Subspecies | Aellopos titan titan Cramer, 1777 | | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853 | | | Cautethia exuma McCabe, 1984 | | | Cautethia grotei grotei H. Edwards, 1882 | | | Citheronia sepulcralis Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Pine devil | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771 | Satellite sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Madoryx pseudothyreus Grote, 1865 | False windowed sphinx | | Manduca afflicta bahamensis B. P. Clark, 1916 | | | Manduca brontes cubensis Kitching & C..., 2000 | Cuban Sphinx Moth | | Manduca rustica cubana Wood, 1915 | | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | Coffee Sphinx | | Perigonia lusca bahamensis (Clark, 1917) | ⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | | Perigonia lusca restituta Walker, 1864 | | | Perigonia lusca tenebrosa Felder, 1874 | | | Protambulyx carteri Rothschild &..., 1903 | Carters sphinx | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Psilogramma exigua Brechlin & K..., 2010 | | | Psilogramma penumbra D. Lane , Mo..., 2011 | | | Syssphinx jennyphillipsae Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | | Xylophanes irrorata Grote, 1865 | | | Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777 | Pluto Sphinx | | Xylophanes suana Druce, 1889 | | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx | | Xylophanes xylobates Bönninghausen, 1899 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Bahamas | 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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 16
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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