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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region East Guatemala (Guatemala)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2097
3097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2096
3097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
273
2046
2998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1824
2715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
672
949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
672
949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
670
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
510
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
498
723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
67
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Guatemala
4 Families width 140 Species and 14 Subspecies
Saturniidae (Boisduval, 1837)And Giant Silk Moths49SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths86SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths3SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Guatemala
67 Genera with 140 Species
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Adelocephala Duponchel, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Adhemarius Oiticica, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Aleuron Boisduval, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Anisota Hübner, 1872Oakworms1SpeciesTaxom
Antarctia Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1856Tussah moths2SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodes Packard, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1855Eyed Silkmoths10SpeciesTaxom
Caio Travassos & ..., 20102SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 19433SpeciesTaxom
Callosamia Packard, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Cautethia Grote, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Darapsa Walker, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dirphiopsis Bouvier, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Drepanojana Aurivillius, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1889Imperial Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17806SpeciesTaxom
Euleucophaeus Walker, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Eupackardia Cockerell, 1853Calleta Silkmoth1SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroplanes Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 2002Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 176310SpeciesTaxom
Metosamia Druce, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Ormiscodes Blanchard, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Othorene Boisduval, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 19033SpeciesTaxom
Philampelus Harris, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Phricodia Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Preptos Schaus, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Protoparce Burmeister, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18566SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 187519SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Guatemala
140 Species and 14 Subspecies
Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905
Adhemarius dariensis Rothschild &..., 1903
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius mexicanus Balcázar & B..., 2001
Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos clavipes clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Aleuron neglectum Rothschild &..., 1903
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875
Anisota dissimilis Boisduval, 1872
Antarctia expressa
Antheraea (Telea) godmani Druce, 1892
Antheraea (Telea) montezuma Sallé, 1856
Apatelodes milma Dyar, 1912
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758Atlas Moth
Automeris altotridens Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875Cecrops eyed Silkmoth
Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris janus Cramer, 1775
Automeris macphaili Schaus, 1921
Automeris maeonia Druce, 1897
Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853
Automeris rubrescens Walker, 1855
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Caio championi Druce, 1886
Caio witti Brechlin & M..., 2010
Callionima denticulata Schaus, 1895
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima falcifera falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Callosamia angulifera Walker, 1855Angulated silk moth
Cautethia spuria Boisduval, 1875Fourspot flounder
Cautethia yucatana Clark, 1919
Citheronia azteca Schaus, 1896
Citheronia mexicana Grote & Robi..., 1866
Citheronia sepulcralis Grote & Robi..., 1865Pine devil
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Copaxa decrescens Walker, 1855
Copaxa evelynae Wolfe & Lemaire, 1993
Copaxa lavenderoguatemalensis Brechlin & M..., 2010
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Dirphia hircia Cramer, 1775
Drepanojana citheronia Bryk, 1944
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Eacles masoni Schaus, 1896
Eacles ormondei Schaus, 1889
Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777
Enyo lugubris lugubris Linnaeus, 1771
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Enyo riscus
Enyo taedium Schaus, 1890
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis alope alope Drury, 1770
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis ello ello Linnaeus, 1758
Erinnyis obscura obscura Fabricius, 1775
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816Eacus sphinx
Eumorpha obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha obliquus obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha satellitia licaon Cramer, 1775
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eupackardia calleta Westwood, 1853Calleta Silkmoth
Hemeroplanes triptolemus Pieter Cramer, 1779
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hylesia chirex Schaus, 1921
Hylesia croex Schaus, 1921
Hylesia dyarex Schaus, 1921
Hylesia subaurea Schaus, 1900
Hylesia tinturex Schaus, 1921
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Leucanella acutissima Walker, 1865
Lintneria geminus Rothschild &..., 1903Gemmed sphinx moth
Lintneria lugens Walker, 1856
Lonomia serranoi Lemaire, 2002
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth
Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca morelia Druce, 1884
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca ochus Klug, 1836
Manduca opima Rothschild &..., 1916
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca scutata Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca sexta sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Molippa sabina Walker, 1855
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Nyceryx eximia Rothschild &..., 1916
Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890
Nyceryx tacita Druce, 1888
Olceclostera azteca Schaus, 1894
Olceclostera maya Schaus, 1892
Ormiscodes cognata Philippi, 1859
Ormiscodes hoegei Druce, 1886
Othorene verana (Schaus, 1900)⇒ Othorene bernardoespinozai Brechlin & M..., 2011
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylia syces syces Hübner, 1819
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839Big poplar sphinx
Paradirphia semirosea Walker, 1855
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Perigonia pallida Rothschild &..., 1903
Preptos oropus Schaus, 1892
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868Lebeau's Rothschildia
Sphingicampa albolineata Grote & Robi..., 1866
Sphingicampa bisecta (Lintner, 1879)⇒ Syssphinx bisecta Lintner, 1879
Sphinx brontes (Drury, 1773)⇒ Lapara phaeobrachycerous Brou, 1994
Sphinx geminus (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Lintneria geminus Rothschild &..., 1903
Sphinx istar (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Lintneria istar Rothschild &..., 1903
Sphinx justiciae (Walker, 1856)⇒ Lintneria justiciae Walker, 1856
Sphinx leucophaeata Clemens, 1859Sand whiff
Sphinx lugens (Walker, 1856)⇒ Lintneria lugens Walker, 1856
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron nechus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes cthulhu Haxaire & Va..., 2008
Xylophanes cyrene Druce, 1881
Xylophanes damocrita Druce, 1894
Xylophanes eumedon Boisduval, 1885
Xylophanes germen germen Schaus, 1890
Xylophanes libya Druce, 1878Libya Sphinx
Xylophanes neoptolemus Cramer, 1780
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes porcus continentalis Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes rothschildia
Xylophanes staudingeri Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771
Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878
Xylophanes turbata Edwards, 1887
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in East Guatemala
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
2
2
Genera
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
31
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
32
86
Genera
Species

Taxom



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