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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Estación Hitoy Cerere (Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
111
575
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
111
575
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
107
569
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
486
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
22
126
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
22
126
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
126
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
92
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
91
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Estación Hitoy Cerere
3 Families width 7 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths2SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Estación Hitoy Cerere
7 Genera with 7 Species
Aellopos Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodes Packard, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Epia Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Oryba Walker, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Therinia Hübner, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Estación Hitoy Cerere
7 Species
Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777
Apatelodes albipunctata Druce, 1898
Epia muscosa Butler, 1878
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Oryba achemenides Cramer, 1779
Oxytenis naemia Druce, 1906
Therinia transversaria Druce, 1887

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Estación Hitoy Cerere
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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