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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Chile (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
533
4848
12741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
533
4848
12741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
516
4794
12661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
348
3996
11136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
737
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
736
1658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
727
1629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
511
1162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
457
1012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
34
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chile
4 Families width 63 Species and 12 Subspecies
Saturniidae (Boisduval, 1837)And Giant Silk Moths33SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths28SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chile
34 Genera with 63 Species
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Adetomeris Michener, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1992Eyed Silkmoths2SpeciesTaxom
Catocephala Blanchard, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Cercophana C. Felder, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Cinommata Butler, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cricula Walker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1907Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Eudelia Philippi, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 18368SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Jana Herrich-Schä..., 19371SpeciesTaxom
Lemonia Hübner, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 01SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17795SpeciesTaxom
Microdulia Jordan, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Neocercophana Izquierdo, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Neogene Rothschild &..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ormiscodes Blanchard, 183912SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1773Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Polythysana Walker, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Unzela Walker, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chile
63 Species and 12 Subspecies
Adetomeris erythrops Blanchard, 1852
Adetomeris microphtalma Izquierdo, 1895
Adetomeris microphthalma Izquierdo, 1895
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875
Automeris larra larra
Automeris patagoniensis Lemaire, M.J..., 1992Patagonia eyed silkmoth
Catocephala rufosignata Blanchard, 1852
Ceratomia amyntor Geyer, 1835Elm sphinx
Cercophana frauenfeldi Felder, 1862
Cercophana venusta Walker, 1856
Cinommata bistrigata Butler, 1882
Cricula trifenestrata agria Jordan, 1909
Eacles oslari (Rothschild, 1907)⇒ Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Eudelia rufescens (Philippi, 1864)⇒ Eudelia venusta Walker, 1856
Eumorpha adamsi Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha eacus (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816
Eumorpha fasciata (Sulzer, 1776)⇒ Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816Eacus sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia analis Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha typhon Klug, 1836Flatfishes
Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758
Hyles annei Guérin-Ménev..., 1839
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles euphorbiarum Guérin-Ménev..., 1835
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hylesia athlia Dyar, 1913
Jana grisea Berio, 1937
Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994
Ludia obscura aora
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Manduca sexta caestri Blanchard, 1854
Manduca sexta paphus Cramer, 1779
Microdulia mirabilis Rothschild, 1895
Neocercophana philippi Izquierdo, 1895
Neocercophana philippii Izquierdo, 1895
Neogene reevei Druce, 1882
Ormiscodes amphinome Fabricius, 1775
Ormiscodes cinnamomea Feisthamel, 1839Spiny Caterpillar
Ormiscodes cognata Philippi, 1859
Ormiscodes crinita Blanchard, 1852
Ormiscodes joiceyi Draudt, 1930
Ormiscodes nigrosignata Philippi, 1859
Ormiscodes penai Lemaire & Parra, 1995
Ormiscodes rufosignata Blanchard, 1852
Ormiscodes schmidtnielseni Lemaire, 1985
Ormiscodes socialis Feisthamel, 1839
Ormiscodes socialis grisea Ureta, 1957
Ormiscodes socialis socialis Feisthamel, 1839
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx
Polythysana apollina R. Felder & ..., 1874
Polythysana cinerascens Philippi, 1859
Polythysana edmondsii Butler, 1882
Polythysana rubrescens Blanchard, 1852
Protambulyx strigilis strigilis Linnaeus, 1771
Sphingicampa hubbardi (Dyar, 1902)⇒ Syssphinx hubbardi Dyar, 1903
Sphinx dolli (Neumoegen, 1881)⇒ Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881
Sphinx libocedrus Hy. Edwards, 1881Incense Cedar Sphinx
Unzela pronoe pronoe Druce, 1894
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Chile
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths
1
1
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
17
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
15
28
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov