Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Loja (Ecuador)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 101
578
698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 101
578
698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 97
572
692 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 74
523
637 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
388
488 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
388
488 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
388
488 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
320
398 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
309
387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
11
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Loja
2 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Loja
11 Genera with 13 Species | Automeris Hübner, 0 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1819 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylesia Hübner, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucanella Lemaire, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Molippa Walker, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1773 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiloscola Michener, 1928 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syssphinx Hübner, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Loja
13 Species | Automeris memusoides | | | Citheronia guayaquila Schaus, 1927 | | | Hylesia bouvereti Dognin, 1889 | | | Hylesia terrosex Dognin, 1916 | | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Manduca mossi Jordan, 1911 | | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Molippa wittmeri Lemaire, 1976 | | | Paonias astylus Drury, 1773 | Huckleberry Sphinx | | Ptiloscola bipunctata Lemaire, 1972 | | | Ptiloscola rorerae Schaus, 1928 | | | Rothschildia jorulloides Dognin, 1895 | | | Syssphinx thiaucourti Lemaire, 1975 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Loja | 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 | 9
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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