Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Centro-Occidental (Venezuela)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 128
562
666 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 128
562
666 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 122
543
633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 88
480
559 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
166
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
166
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
166
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
131
145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
127
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
9
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Centro-Occidental
3 Families width 12 Species
Genera for Centro-Occidental
9 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Centro-Occidental
12 Species | Citheronia aroa Schaus, 1896 | | | Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832 | Cuban Sphinx | | Hylesia coex Dyar, 1913 | | | Hylesia lolamex Dyar, 1913 | | | Hylesia mortifex Dyar, 1913 | | | Hylesia schausi Dyar, 1913 | | | Hylesia tapabex Dyar, 1913 | | | Olceclostera bilinea Schaus, 1900 | | | Oxytenis modestia Cramer, 1780 | Tropical American Silkworm Moth | | Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | Coffee Sphinx | | Sphinx libocedrus Hy. Edwards, 1881 | Incense Cedar Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Centro-Occidental | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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