Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Galápagos Islands (Galápagos, Ecuador)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 289
1508
2421 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 286
1503
2414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 279
1482
2385 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 175
1089
1670 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
402
586 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
402
586 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
401
585 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
232
333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
207
296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
16
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Galápagos Islands
2 Families width 26 Species and 10 Subspecies
Genera for Galápagos Islands
16 Genera with 26 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1962 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1836 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1903 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Protoparce Burmeister, 1855 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1837 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1874 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Galápagos Islands
26 Species and 10 Subspecies | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Enyo lugubris delanoi Kernbach, 1962 | | | Erinnyis alope dispersa Kernbach, 1962 | | | Erinnyis ello encantada Kernbach, 1962 | | | Erinnyis obscura conformis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Eumorpha fasciata tupaci Kernbach, 1962 | | | Eumorpha labruscae yupanquii Kernbach, 1962 | Green Hawksmoth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855 | Ceanothus silk moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca rustica galapagensis Holland, 1889 | Galapagos hawksmoth | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Manduca sexta leucoptera Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | Coffee Sphinx | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823 | Great Ash Sphinx | | Sphinx cingulata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874 | Elegant Sphinx | | Xylophanes norfolki Kernbach, 1962 | Indefatigable hawksmoth | | Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777 | Pluto Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Galápagos Islands | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 14
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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