Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Belém (Pará, Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 134
564
771 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 134
564
771 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 127
544
745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 81
398
574 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
125
152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
125
152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
124
152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
105
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
101
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
18
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Belém (Brazil)
2 Families width 24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Belém (Brazil)
18 Genera with 24 Species | Adeloneivaia Travassos, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arsenura Duncan, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asthenia Westwood, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1885 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1775 | Imperial Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1776 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gamelia Hübner, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Molippa Walker, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Therinia Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Belém (Brazil)
24 Species and 1 Subspecies | Adeloneivaia boisduvalii Doumet, 1859 | | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779 | Giant Silk Moth | | Asthenia lactucina Cramer, 1780 | | | Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832) | ⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | Copiopteryx jehovah Strecker, 1874 | | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Eacles ormondei Schaus, 1889 | | | Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775 | | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779 | Anchemola sphinx | | Eumorpha capronnieri Boisduval, 1875 | | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Gamelia rubriluna Walker, 1862 | | | Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Molippa placida Schaus, 1921 | | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Pseudautomeris salmonea Cramer, 1777 | | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Therinia stricturaria Hübner, 1825 | | | Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878 | | | Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777 | Pluto Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Belém (Brazil) | 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 | 10
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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