Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region El Salvador (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 259
1677
2897 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 258
1676
2896 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 248
1635
2825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 176
1334
2414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
298
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
298
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
298
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
221
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
211
300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
16
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for El Salvador
3 Families width 20 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for El Salvador
16 Genera with 20 Species Adelocephala Duponchel, 1841 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andraca Walker, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1853 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cicia Oiticica, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lonomia Walker, 2002 | Giant Silkworm Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oryba Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syssphinx Hübner, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for El Salvador
20 Species and 2 Subspecies | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Andraca (Chrypathemola) apodecta Swinhoe, 1907 | | | Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853 | | | Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001 | | | Citheronia bellavista Draudt, 1930 | | | Citheronia lobesis Rothschild, 1907 | | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771 | Satellite sphinx | | Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Lonomia serranoi Lemaire, 2002 | | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Oryba achemenides Cramer, 1779 | | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Pachylia syces Hübner, 1819 | | | Perigonia lusca restituta Walker, 1864 | | | Perigonia lusca tenebrosa Felder, 1874 | | | Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868 | Lebeau's Rothschildia | | Syssphinx jennyphillipsae Brechlin & M..., 2011 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in El Salvador | 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 | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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