Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Morne Bleu (Tunapuna-Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 43
277
340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 43
277
340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 43
277
340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 37
271
335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
241
303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
241
303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
241
303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
168
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
167
227 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
28
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Morne Bleu
3 Families width 46 Species
Genera for Morne Bleu
28 Genera with 46 Species #ACDEHMOPRSXZ
| Adelocephala Duponchel, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adhemarius Oiticica, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aellopos Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodes Packard, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arsenura Duncan, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1885 | Eyed Silkmoths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colla Walker, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copaxa Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dirphia Hübner, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dysdaemonia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1775 | Imperial Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hylesia Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchiria Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Madoryx Boisduval, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1941 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oryba Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syssphinx Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1875 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Zolessia Biezanko & M..., 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Morne Bleu
46 Species | Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905 | | | Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870 | | | Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790 | | | Adhemarius palmeri Boisduval, 1875 | | | Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777 | | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Apatelodes nina Stoll, 1782 | | | Arsenura beebei Fleming, 1945 | | | Automeris egeus Cramer, 1775 | | | Automeris jucunda Cramer, 1779 | | | Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780 | | | Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853 | | | Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Citheronia phoronea Cramer, 1779 | | | Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832) | ⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Colla rhodope Drury, 1782 | | | Copaxa decrescens Walker, 1855 | | | Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780 | | | Dirphia mexicana Bouvier, 1924 | | | Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775 | | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775 | | | Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779 | Anchemola sphinx | | Eumorpha capronnieri Boisduval, 1875 | | | Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775 | | | Hylesia approximans Walker, 1855 | | | Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779 | | | Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819 | | | Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856 | White-plagued sphinx | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Manduca huascara Schaus, 1941 | | | Oryba achemenides Cramer, 1779 | | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Pseudautomeris latus Conte, 1906 | | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775 | | | Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780 | | | Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777 | | | Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Bay whiff | | Xylophanes pyrrhus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758 | | | Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878 | | | Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Zolessia cuprea (Kaye, 1901) | ⇒ Phiditia cuprea Kaye, 1901 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Morne Bleu | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 3
3 | 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 | 13
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 12
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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