Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Las Alturas Biological Station (Coto Brus, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 248
2070
1896 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 248
2070
1896 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 242
2063
1887 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 189
1888
1728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
522
661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
522
661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
522
661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
394
521 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
383
511 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
31
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Las Alturas Biological Station
4 Families width 50 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Las Alturas Biological Station
31 Genera with 50 Species #ACDEHLMNOPQRSTX
| Adhemarius Oiticica, 1790 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anticla Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodes Packard, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1886 | Eyed Silkmoths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callionima Lucas, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerodirphia Michener, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronioides Lemaire, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copaxa Walker, 1895 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dirphia Hübner, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drepatelodes Draudt, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epia Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hylesia Hübner, 1886 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lonomia Walker, 1886 | Giant Silkworm Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Madoryx Boisduval, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1919 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Molippa Walker, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyceryx Boisduval, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olceclostera Butler, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Othorene Boisduval, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantelodes Herbin, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quentalia Schaus, 1922 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syssphinx Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Titaea Hübner, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1894 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Las Alturas Biological Station
50 Species and 1 Subspecies | Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870 | | | Adhemarius fulvescens Closs, 1915 | | | Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790 | | | Anticla antica Walker, 1855 | | | Apatelodes merlona Schaus, 1939 | | | Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Automeris belti Druce, 1886 | | | Automeris zugana Druce, 1886 | | | Callionima denticulata Schaus, 1895 | | | Cerodirphia avenata Max Wilhelm ..., 1930 | | | Citheronioides collaris W. Rothschild, 1907 | | | Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832) | ⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | Copaxa escalantei Lemaire, 1971 | | | Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858 | | | Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906 | | | Copaxa syntheratoides Rothschild, 1895 | | | Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780 | | | Dirphia horcana Schaus, 1911 | | | Drepatelodes umbrillinea Schaus, 1905 | | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Epia muscosa Butler, 1878 | | | Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773 | Alope Sphinx | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897 | | | Hylesia continua Walker, 1865 | | | Hylesia lineata Druce, 1886 | | | Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886) | ⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819 | | | Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | | Manduca schausi Clark, 1919 | | | Molippa simillima Jones, 1907 | | | Nyceryx eximia Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Olceclostera magniplaga Schaus, 1910 | | | Olceclostera nigripuncta Schaus, 1910 | | | Othorene intermedia Rothschild, 1907 | | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Pantelodes satellitia Walker, 1855 | | | Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854 | | | Quentalia chromana Schaus, 1929 | | | Quentalia melchthala Schaus, 1929 | | | Quentalia subumbrata Dognin, 1922 | | | Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853 | Orizaba Silkmoth | | Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780 | | | Titaea tamerlan guayaquila Schaus, 1932 | | | Xylophanes acrus Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Xylophanes cthulhu Haxaire & Va..., 2008 | | | Xylophanes cyrene Druce, 1881 | | | Xylophanes jordani Clark, 1916 | | | Xylophanes staudingeri Rothschild, 1894 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Las Alturas Biological Station | Family | Apatelodidae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
American Silkworm Moths, Apatelodid Moths, Apatelodod Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 6
9 | Genera
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 | 12
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 12
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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