Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Cayman Islands (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 124
425
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 124
425
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 121
414
641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 68
269
411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
94
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
94
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
94
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
70
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
70
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 1
9
9 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cayman Islands
1 Family width 9 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Cayman Islands
9 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Cayman Islands
9 Species and 2 Subspecies | Cautethia grotei apira Jordan, 1940 | | | Cautethia grotei hilaris Jordan, 1940 | | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777 | Caicus Sphinx | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777 | Pluto Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Cayman Islands
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