Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Monteverde Biological Reserve (Monteverde Canton, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 216
1835
1840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 216
1835
1840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 212
1830
1834 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 164
1663
1683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
613
900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
613
900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
613
900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
467
748 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
455
740 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
38
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Monteverde Biological Reserve
3 Families width 75 Species
Genera for Monteverde Biological Reserve
38 Genera with 75 Species
| Adeloneivaia Travassos, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adhemarius Oiticica, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticla Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodes Packard, 1939 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Arsenura Duncan, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1855 | Eyed Silkmoths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Caio Travassos & ..., 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callionima Lucas, 1943 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cerodirphia Michener, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cicia Oiticica, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copaxa Walker, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dirphia Hübner, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1889 | Imperial Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epia Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hygrochroa Packard, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylesia Hübner, 1911 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchiria Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isognathus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lonomia Walker, 1886 | Giant Silkworm Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1919 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nyceryx Boisduval, 1888 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Othorene Boisduval, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxytenis Hübner, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paradirphia Michener, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Quentalia Schaus, 1922 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1903 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Zanola Walker, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Monteverde Biological Reserve
75 Species | Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872 | | | Adhemarius dariensis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Adhemarius fulvescens Closs, 1915 | | | Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Anticla antica Walker, 1855 | | | Apatelodes inviolata Dognin, 1911 | | | Apatelodes merlona Schaus, 1939 | | | Arsenura arianae Brechlin & M..., 2010 | | | Automeris celata Lemaire, 1969 | | | Automeris kopturae Lemaire, 1982 | | | Automeris pallidior Draudt, 1929 | | | Automeris postalbida Schaus, 1900 | | | Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | | Caio championi Druce, 1886 | | | Callionima denticulata Schaus, 1895 | | | Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943 | Falcifera Sphinx Moth | | Cerodirphia avenata Max Wilhelm ..., 1930 | | | Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001 | | | Citheronia bellavista Draudt, 1930 | | | Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906 | | | Copaxa syntheratoides Rothschild, 1895 | | | Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780 | | | Dirphia horcana Schaus, 1911 | | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Eacles ormondei Schaus, 1889 | | | Enyo cavifer Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Epia muscosa Butler, 1878 | | | Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773 | Alope Sphinx | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890 | Cramer's Sphinx | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Eumorpha obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Hylesia dalina Schaus, 1911 | | | Hylesia indiviosa Dyar, 1915 | | | Hylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911 | | | Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779 | | | Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865 | Rimosus Sphinx | | Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886) | ⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903 | Occult Sphinx | | Manduca opima Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Manduca schausi Clark, 1919 | | | Nyceryx ericea Druce, 1888 | | | Nyceryx eximia Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Nyceryx tacita Druce, 1888 | | | Othorene intermedia Rothschild, 1907 | | | Oxytenis albilunulata Schaus, 1912 | | | Oxytenis nubila Jordan, 1924 | | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Paradirphia winifredae Lemaire & K...., 1990 | | | Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870) | ⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | | Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854 | | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Pseudodirphia lacsa Lemaire, 1996 | | | Pseudodirphia menander Druce, 1886 | | | Quentalia chromana Schaus, 1929 | | | Quentalia maevia Druce, 1898 | | | Quentalia subumbrata Dognin, 1922 | | | Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853 | Orizaba Silkmoth | | Xylophanes acrus Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Bay whiff | | Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771 | | | Xylophanes crotonis Walker, 1856 | | | Xylophanes germen Schaus, 1890 | | | Xylophanes hannemanni Closs, 1917 | | | Xylophanes jordani Clark, 1916 | | | Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777 | Pluto Sphinx | | Xylophanes rhodina Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Zanola impedita Dognin, 1916 | | | Zanola verago Cramer, 1777 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Monteverde Biological Reserve | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 6
9 | 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 | 18
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 14
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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