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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Monteverde Canton (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
3404
4608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
315
3404
4608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
3385
4579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
231
3078
4268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1087
2100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
1087
2100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
54
1087
2100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
812
1704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
784
1672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
60
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Monteverde Canton
4 Families width 142 Species and 3 Subspecies
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths51SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths66SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths23SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894American Silkworm Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Monteverde Canton
60 Genera with 142 Species
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Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Adhemarius Oiticica, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1892Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Anticla Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodes Packard, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths9SpeciesTaxom
Caio Travassos & ..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Colla Walker, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Dirphiopsis Bouvier, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Drepatelodes Draudt, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1889Imperial Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Epia Hübner, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17805SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Hygrochroa Packard, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1886Giant Silkworm Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 19196SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Othorene Boisduval, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Pachygonidia Fletcher, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pantelodes Herbin, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18543SpeciesTaxom
Phiditia Möschler, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Quentalia Schaus, 19227SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Schausiella Bouvier, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Tamphana Schaus, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Therinia Hübner, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 189423SpeciesTaxom
Zanola Walker, 17772SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monteverde Canton
142 Species and 3 Subspecies
Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872
Adhemarius dariensis Rothschild &..., 1903
Adhemarius fulvescens Closs, 1915
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903
Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Antheraea (Telea) godmani Druce, 1892
Anticla antica Walker, 1855
Apatelodes inviolata Dognin, 1911
Apatelodes merlona Schaus, 1939
Apatelodes pandara Druce, 1893
Apatelodes pandarioides Schaus, 1905
Apatelodes sericea Schaus, 1895
Arsenura arianae Brechlin & M..., 2010
Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875
Automeris belti Druce, 1886
Automeris celata Lemaire, 1969
Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris kopturae Lemaire, 1982
Automeris pallidior Draudt, 1929
Automeris postalbida Schaus, 1900
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Caio championi Druce, 1886
Callionima denticulata Schaus, 1895
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Cerodirphia avenata Max Wilhelm ..., 1930
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Citheronia bellavista Draudt, 1930
Citheronia mexicana Grote & Robi..., 1866
Colla rhodope Drury, 1782
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906
Copaxa syntheratoides Rothschild, 1895
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphia horcana Schaus, 1911
Dirphiopsis flora (Schaus, 1911)⇒ Dirphiopsis rotenbergi Brechlin & M..., 2011
Drepatelodes umbrillinea Schaus, 1905
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles ormondei Schaus, 1889
Enyo cavifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Epia casnonia Druce, 1887
Epia muscosa Butler, 1878
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890Cramer's Sphinx
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Eumorpha obliquus Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Gamelia musta Schaus, 1912
Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia dalina Schaus, 1911
Hylesia indiviosa Dyar, 1915
Hylesia rufipes Schaus, 1911
Hylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Leucanella hosmera Schaus, 1941
Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Lonomia electra (Druce, 1886)⇒ Lonomia mexilectra Brechlin & M..., 2011
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca ochus Klug, 1836
Manduca opima Rothschild &..., 1916
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca schausi Clark, 1919
Molippa simillima Jones, 1907
Nyceryx ericea Druce, 1888
Nyceryx eximia Rothschild &..., 1916
Nyceryx eximia eximia
Nyceryx stuarti Rothschild, 1894
Nyceryx tacita Druce, 1888
Olceclostera bifenestrata Schaus, 1912
Olceclostera indentata Schaus, 1910
Olceclostera magniplaga Schaus, 1910
Othorene intermedia Rothschild, 1907
Oxytenis albilunulata Schaus, 1912
Oxytenis beprea Druce, 1886
Oxytenis naemia Druce, 1906
Oxytenis nubila Jordan, 1924
Pachygonidia hopfferi Staudinger, 1875
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pantelodes satellitia Walker, 1855
Paradirphia winifredae Lemaire & K...., 1990
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Phiditia lucernaria Walker, 1866
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudodirphia lacsa Lemaire, 1996
Pseudodirphia menander Druce, 1886
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Quentalia chromana Schaus, 1929
Quentalia ephonia Stoll, 1790
Quentalia ficus Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Quentalia maevia Druce, 1898
Quentalia melchthala Schaus, 1929
Quentalia numalia Schaus, 1929
Quentalia subumbrata Dognin, 1922
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth
Rothschildia triloba W. Rothschild, 1907
Schausiella moinieri Lemaire, 1969
Sphingicampa quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867
Syssphinx colla Dyar, 1907
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Tamphana marmorea Schaus, 1892
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904
Therinia transversaria Druce, 1887
Xylophanes acrus Rothschild &..., 1910
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes belti Druce, 1878
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes crotonis Walker, 1856
Xylophanes cthulhu Haxaire & Va..., 2008
Xylophanes germen Schaus, 1890
Xylophanes germen germen Schaus, 1890
Xylophanes godmani Druce, 1882
Xylophanes hannemanni Closs, 1917
Xylophanes jordani Clark, 1916
Xylophanes libya Druce, 1878Libya Sphinx
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes porcus Hübner, 1823Porcu Sphinx Moth
Xylophanes rhodina Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes rothschildia
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758
Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878
Xylophanes turbata Edwards, 1887
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes zurcheri Druce, 1894
Zanola impedita Dognin, 1916
Zanola verago Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Monteverde Canton
FamilyApatelodidae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
American Silkworm Moths, Apatelodid Moths, Apatelodod Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
10
23
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
27
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
21
66
Genera
Species

Taxom



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