Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Maripasoula (Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 88
648
1057 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 88
648
1057 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 87
647
1056 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 65
573
960 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
303
587 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
303
587 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
303
587 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
293
576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
292
575 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
14
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Maripasoula
2 Families width 18 Species
Genera for Maripasoula
14 Genera with 18 Species | Adhemarius Oiticica, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arsenura Duncan, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automerina Michener, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1875 | Eyed Silkmoths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gamelia Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylesia Hübner, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchiria Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lonomia Walker, 1971 | Giant Silkworm Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Molippa Walker, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyceryx Boisduval, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Periga Walker, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiloscola Michener, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Maripasoula
18 Species | Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790 | | | Arsenura sylla Cramer, 1779 | | | Automerina caudatula Felder, 1874 | | | Automeris amoena Boisduval, 1875 | | | Automeris annulata Schaus, 1906 | | | Automeris curvilinea Schaus, 1906 | | | Automeris orestes Boisduval, 1875 | | | Citheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907 | | | Gamelia abasia Stoll, 1781 | | | Hylesia annulata Schaus, 1911 | | | Hylesia indurata Dyar, 1910 | | | Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779 | | | Lonomia descimoni Lemaire, 1971 | | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Molippa placida Schaus, 1921 | | | Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890 | | | Periga squamosa Lemaire, 1971 | | | Ptiloscola affinis Rothschild, 1907 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Maripasoula | 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 | 11
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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