Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Maranhão (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 157
799
1268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 157
799
1268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 149
789
1257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 90
521
840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
111
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
111
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 19
110
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
90
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
89
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
28
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Maranhão
4 Families width 36 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Maranhão
28 Genera with 36 Species
| Apatelodes Packard, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arsenura Duncan, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Automerina Michener, 1788 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1927 | Eyed Silkmoths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Catacantha Bouvier, 1930 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cicia Oiticica, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronula Michener, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dirphia Hübner, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eubergia Bouvier, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hygrochroa Packard, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchiria Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neorcarnegia Draudt, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyceryx Boisduval, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orecta Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxytenis Hübner, 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pantelodes Herbin, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paradaemonia Bouvier, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Periga Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Periphoba Hübner, 2006 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 1777 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiloscola Michener, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Maranhão
36 Species and 1 Subspecies | Arsenura beebei Fleming, 1945 | | | Arsenura sylla Cramer, 1779 | | | Automerina auletes (Herrich-Schä..., 1853) | ⇒ Automerina yungasletes Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | Automerina cypria (Gmelin, 1788) | ⇒ Automerina tatianae Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | Automeris egeus Cramer, 1775 | | | Automeris illustris Walker, 1855 | | | Automeris larra larra | | | Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Automeris rectilinea Bouvier, 1927 | | | Catacantha latifasciata Bouvier, 1930 | | | Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001 | | | Cicia pelota Schaus, 1905 | | | Citheronia aroa Schaus, 1896 | | | Citheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907 | | | Citheronula armata Rothschild, 1907 | | | Copiopteryx semiramis Cramer, 1779 | | | Dirphia obliqua Bouvier, 1924 | | | Eubergia caisa Berg, 1883 | | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Hygrochroa taperinha Dognin, 1922 | | | Hyperchiria incisa Walker, 1855 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Neorcarnegia basirei Schaus, 1892 | | | Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890 | | | Orecta lycidas Boisduval, 1875 | | | Oxytenis modestia Cramer, 1780 | Tropical American Silkworm Moth | | Pantelodes satellitia Walker, 1855 | | | Paradaemonia nycteris Jordan, 1922 | | | Paradaemonia platydesmia W. Rothschild, 1907 | | | Periphoba galmeidai Mielke & Fur..., 2006 | | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Pseudautomeris latus Conte, 1906 | | | Pseudautomeris salmonea Cramer, 1777 | | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Ptiloscola cinerea Schaus, 1900 | | | Rhescyntis hermes Rothschild, 1907 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Maranhão | 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 | 2
1 | 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 | 19
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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