Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Leeward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 422
3732
6894 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 419
3727
6887 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 402
3667
6777 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 257
2876
5463 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
1105
2009 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
1105
2009 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 52
1102
2006 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
755
1440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
703
1345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
39
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Leeward Islands
3 Families width 64 Species and 19 Subspecies
Genera for Leeward Islands
39 Genera with 64 Species
| Aellopos Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amphonyx Poey, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1819 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callionima Lucas, 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cautethia Grote, 2002 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1960 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceridia Rothschild &..., 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1832 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Compsulyx Holloway, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epistor Boisduval, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1780 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1906 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Goodia Holland, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1775 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lintneria Butler, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Madoryx Boisduval, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1928 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Neococytius Hodges, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phlegethontius Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Leeward Islands
64 Species and 19 Subspecies | Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775 | Fadus Sphinx | | Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758 | Tantalus Sphinx | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943 | Falcifera Sphinx Moth | | Cautethia noctuiformis Walker, 1856 | | | Cautethia noctuiformis bredini Cary, 1970 | | | Cautethia noctuiformis choveti Haxaire, 2002 | | | Cephonodes rufescens Griveaud, 1960 | | | Ceridia heuglini R. Felder, 1874 | | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Cocytius antaeus antaeus Drury, 1773 | | | Cocytius cluentius Troschel, 1900 | | | Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832) | ⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | Compsulyx cochereaui Viette, 1971 | | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Enyo lugubris lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773 | Alope Sphinx | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890 | Cramer's Sphinx | | Erinnyis domingonis (Butler, 1875) | ⇒ Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Erinnyis ello ello Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | Lassauxs Sphinx Moth | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | Oenotrus Sphinx | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eumorpha obliqua Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Eumorpha obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Eumorpha obliquus guadelupensis Chalumeau & ..., 1974 | | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis fuscatus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Goodia praedicta Bouyer, 2009 | | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933 | | | Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Pine sphinx | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Lintneria biolleyi Schaus, 1912 | | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779 | | | Manduca brontes Drury, 1773 | Cuban Sphinx Moth | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Manduca rustica harterii Rothschild, 1894 | | | Manduca rustica harterti Rothschild, 1894 | | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Manduca sexta jamaicensis Butler, 1875 | | | Manduca sexta luciae Gehlen., 1928 | | | Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775 | Cluentius Sphinx | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Pachylia syces syces Hübner, 1819 | | | Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839 | Big poplar sphinx | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Perigonia lefebvraei Lucas, 1857 | | | Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | Coffee Sphinx | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878 | Snowberry sphinx | | Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904 | | | Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771 | | | Xylophanes chiron cubanus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Xylophanes chiron lucianus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Xylophanes chiron necchus Cramer, 1779 | | | Xylophanes jordani Clark, 1916 | | | Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777 | Pluto Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Leeward Islands | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 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 | 6
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 32
58 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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