Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Lesser Antilles (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 261
1735
3079 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 260
1733
3077 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 253
1702
3037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 178
1421
2676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
322
505 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
322
505 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
322
505 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
207
317 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
198
307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
18
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lesser Antilles
2 Families width 33 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Lesser Antilles
18 Genera with 33 Species | Aellopos Hübner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amphonyx Poey, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1875 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1829 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lesser Antilles
33 Species and 3 Subspecies | Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903 | Clavipes Sphinx | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | | Automeris amoena Boisduval, 1875 | | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832) | ⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Erinnyis melancholica (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | Oenotrus Sphinx | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Erinnyis stheno (Geyer, 1829) | ⇒ Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | | Eumorpha fasciata (Sulzer, 1776) | ⇒ Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771 | Satellite sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca rustica harterti Rothschild, 1894 | | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Manduca sexta jamaicensis Butler, 1875 | | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | Coffee Sphinx | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Xylophanes chiron lucianus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777 | Pluto Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Lesser Antilles | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 17
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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