Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for British Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 115
329
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 115
329
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 111
323
368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 80
265
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
105
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
105
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
105
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
71
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
64
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
10
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for British Virgin Islands
2 Families width 13 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for British Virgin Islands
10 Genera with 13 Species | Cautethia Grote, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for British Virgin Islands
13 Species and 6 Subspecies | Cautethia noctuiformis bredini Cary, 1970 | | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Enyo lugubris lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Erinnyis ello ello Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933 | | | Manduca sexta jamaicensis Butler, 1875 | | | Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | Coffee Sphinx | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Xylophanes chiron cubanus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777 | Pluto Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in British Virgin Islands | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 9
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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