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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Braulio Carrillo National Park (Cordillera Volcanica Central, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
3103
4506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
278
3103
4506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
266
3076
4459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
195
2703
4095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
47
1221
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
47
1221
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
47
1221
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
944
2090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
919
2067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
79
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Braulio Carrillo National Park
4 Families width 217 Species and 3 Subspecies
Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894American Silkworm Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths23SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths90SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths102SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Braulio Carrillo National Park
FamilyApatelodidae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
American Silkworm Moths, Apatelodid Moths, Apatelodod Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
9
23
Genera
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
38
90
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
30
102
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov