Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Cayenne (French Guiana)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 203
1545
2590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 203
1545
2590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1516
2552 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 134
1326
2350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
464
723 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
464
723 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
464
723 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
371
616 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
368
614 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
30
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cayenne
4 Families width 42 Species
Genera for Cayenne
30 Genera with 42 Species
| Adhemarius Oiticica, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aellopos Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodes Packard, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1906 | Eyed Silkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callionima Lucas, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copaxa Walker, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dirphia Hübner, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepatelodes Draudt, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epia Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epistor Boisduval, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylesia Hübner, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isognathus Felder & Felder, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lonomia Walker, 2011 | Giant Silkworm Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1780 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Neococytius Hodges, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pantelodes Herbin, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phiditia Möschler, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syssphinx Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1758 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cayenne
42 Species | Adhemarius gagarini Zikan, 1935 | | | Adhemarius globifer Dyar, 1912 | | | Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777 | | | Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875 | | | Apatelodes pandara Druce, 1893 | | | Automeris amoena Boisduval, 1875 | | | Automeris jucundoides Schaus, 1906 | | | Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943 | | Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832) | ⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | Copaxa peggyae Brechlin & M..., 2013 | | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Dirphia radiata Dognin, 1916 | | | Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Epia muscosa Butler, 1878 | | | Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907 | | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eumorpha capronnieri Boisduval, 1875 | | | Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775 | | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832 | Cuban Sphinx | | Isognathus caricae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Isognathus leachi Swainson, 1823 | | | Lonomia belizonensis Brechlin , M..., 2011 | | | Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856 | White-plagued sphinx | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Manduca huascara Schaus, 1941 | | | Manduca lucetius Cramer, 1780 | | | Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775 | Cluentius Sphinx | | Pachylia darceta Druce, 1881 | | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Pantelodes satellitia Walker, 1855 | | | Phiditia maculosa Dognin, 1916 | | | Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854 | | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780 | | | Xylophanes amadis Stoll, 1782 | | | Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771 | | | Xylophanes neoptolemus Cramer, 1780 | | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx | | Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Cayenne | Family | Apatelodidae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
American Silkworm Moths, Apatelodid Moths, Apatelodod Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 4
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 18
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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