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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Macizo de la Muerte (Tapantí National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
113
704
682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
113
704
682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
113
704
682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
105
687
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
382
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
382
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
382
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
298
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
275
362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Macizo de la Muerte
3 Families width 21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths9SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Macizo de la Muerte
16 Genera with 21 Species
Anticla Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodes Packard, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Hygrochroa Packard, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Quentalia Schaus, 19225SpeciesTaxom
Stolidoptera Rothschild &..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Therinia Hübner, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Zanola Walker, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macizo de la Muerte
21 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anticla antica Walker, 1855
Apatelodes inviolata Dognin, 1911
Apatelodes merlona Schaus, 1939
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Eumorpha obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Manduca schausi Clark, 1919
Oxytenis albilunulata Schaus, 1912
Oxytenis gigantea Druce, 1890
Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Quentalia denticulata Schaus, 1912
Quentalia maevia Druce, 1898
Quentalia melchthala Schaus, 1929
Quentalia numalia Schaus, 1929
Quentalia subumbrata Dognin, 1922
Stolidoptera tachasara Druce, 1888
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904
Therinia transversaria Druce, 1887
Xylophanes acrus Rothschild &..., 1910
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Zanola verago Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Macizo de la Muerte
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
6
9
Genera
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
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov