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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Mayaro-Rio Claro (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
63
205
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
63
205
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
59
196
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
46
180
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
91
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
91
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
91
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
70
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
70
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mayaro-Rio Claro
2 Families width 5 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mayaro-Rio Claro
5 Genera with 5 Species
Automeris Hübner, 1779Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Homoeopteryx Felder, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mayaro-Rio Claro
5 Species
Automeris jucunda Cramer, 1779
Homoeopteryx malecena Druce, 1886
Hylesia metabus Cramer, 1775Ashen moth
Pseudautomeris salmonea Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Mayaro-Rio Claro
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
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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