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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Central Venezuela (Venezuela)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
311
2843
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
311
2843
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
2817
3648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
223
2541
3360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
783
1326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
783
1326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
783
1326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
628
1131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
590
1087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
59
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Venezuela
5 Families width 127 Species and 3 Subspecies
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths45SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths72SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths9SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894American Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Venezuela
59 Genera with 127 Species
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Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Adhemarius Oiticica, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Aleuron Boisduval, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Anticla Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodes Packard, 17823SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths11SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Citioica Travassos & ..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Colla Walker, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 18721SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Dirphiopsis Bouvier, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Epia Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17878SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Euryglottis Boisduval, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hygrochroa Packard, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Lobobunaea Packard, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1886Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 19197SpeciesTaxom
Neopreptos Draudt, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Othorene Boisduval, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pachygonidia Fletcher, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pantelodes Herbin, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Periga Walker, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18543SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17712SpeciesTaxom
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Quentalia Schaus, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Stolidoptera Rothschild &..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 187520SpeciesTaxom
Zanola Walker, 17772SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Venezuela
127 Species and 3 Subspecies
Adeloneivaia acuta Schaus, 1896
Adeloneivaia subangulata Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870
Adhemarius dariensis Rothschild &..., 1903
Adhemarius fulvescens Closs, 1915
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius palmeri Boisduval, 1875
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Aleuron iphis Walker, 1856
Anticla antica Walker, 1855
Apatelodes merlona Schaus, 1939
Apatelodes nina Stoll, 1782
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris celata Lemaire, 1969
Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris hamata Schaus, 1906
Automeris incarnata Walker, 1865
Automeris kopturae Lemaire, 1982
Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780
Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Automeris zurobara Druce, 1886
Callionima denticulata Schaus, 1895
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Citheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907
Citioica anthonilis (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Citioica guayensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Cocytius beelzebuth (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Pseudococytius beelzebuth Boisduval, 1875
Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Colla rhodope Drury, 1782
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906
Copaxa semioculata C. & R. Felder, 1874
Copaxa syntheratoides Rothschild, 1895
Copiopteryx derceto Maassen, 1872
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphia horcana Schaus, 1911
Dirphiopsis flora (Schaus, 1911)⇒ Dirphiopsis rotenbergi Brechlin & M..., 2011
Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Enyo taedium taedium Schaus, 1890
Epia muscosa Butler, 1878
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890Cramer's Sphinx
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Euryglottis aper Walker, 1856
Gamelia rubriluna Walker, 1862
Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897
Hylesia cedomnibus Dyar, 1913
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia frigida Schaus, 1911
Hylesia index Dyar, 1913
Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780
Leucanella hosmera Schaus, 1941
Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849
Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886)⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Manduca corallina Druce, 1883
Manduca dalica Kirby, 1877
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca schausi Clark, 1919
Nyceryx ericea Druce, 1888
Olceclostera amoria Druce, 1890
Othorene intermedia Rothschild, 1907
Oxytenis naemia Druce, 1906
Pachygonidia subhamata Walker, 1856
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Pantelodes satellitia Walker, 1855
Paradirphia winifredae Lemaire & K...., 1990
Periga cynira Cramer, 1777
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia pittieri Lichy, 1962
Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx
Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudautomeris salmonea Cramer, 1777
Pseudodirphia menander Druce, 1886
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Quentalia melchthala Schaus, 1929
Quentalia subumbrata Dognin, 1922
Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia hesperus Linnaeus, 1758
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth
Stolidoptera tachasara Druce, 1888
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Xylophanes acrus Rothschild &..., 1910
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes belti Druce, 1878
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes crotonis Walker, 1856
Xylophanes cthulhu Haxaire & Va..., 2008
Xylophanes cyrene Druce, 1881
Xylophanes germen Schaus, 1890
Xylophanes germen yurakano Lichy, 1945
Xylophanes jordani Clark, 1916
Xylophanes neoptolemus Cramer, 1780
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes rhodina Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes rhodochlora Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes staudingeri Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758
Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875
Zanola verago Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Central Venezuela
FamilyApatelodidae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
American Silkworm Moths, Apatelodid Moths, Apatelodod Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
1
0
Genus
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
25
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
24
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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