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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Heredia (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
372
4833
8273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
371
4831
8273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
4759
8125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
255
4141
7374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
57
1596
3413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
57
1596
3413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1595
3413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
1173
2698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1128
2648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
5
92
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Heredia
5 Families width 266 Species and 4 Subspecies
Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894American Silkworm Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths27SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths103SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths133SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Heredia
FamilyApatelodidae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
American Silkworm Moths, Apatelodid Moths, Apatelodod Moths
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
13
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey 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
41
103
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
35
133
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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