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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
618
5675
13869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
617
5672
13866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
591
5600
13767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
399
4632
12041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
1031
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
1030
2200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
70
1018
2164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
692
1524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
602
1313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
33
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chile
4 Families width 62 Species and 11 Subspecies
Saturniidae (Boisduval, 1837)And Giant Silk Moths33SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths27SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chile
33 Genera with 62 Species
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Adetomeris Michener, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1992Eyed Silkmoths2SpeciesTaxom
Catocephala Blanchard, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Cercophana C. Felder, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Cinommata Butler, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cricula Walker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1907Imperial Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Eudelia Philippi, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 18368SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 18191SpeciesTaxom
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, 183913SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1773Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Polythysana Walker, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Unzela Walker, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chile
62 Species and 11 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
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
14
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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