Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Netherlands Antilles (Lesser Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 37
141
225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 36
139
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 36
139
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 21
109
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 11
77
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 11
77
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 11
77
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
57
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
57
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
10
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Netherlands Antilles
2 Families width 15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Netherlands Antilles
10 Genera with 15 Species | Aellopos Hübner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1875 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Netherlands Antilles
15 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903 | Clavipes Sphinx | | Automeris amoena Boisduval, 1875 | | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Eumorpha fasciata (Sulzer, 1776) | ⇒ Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | Striped hawk moth | | Manduca rustica harterti Rothschild, 1894 | | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Netherlands Antilles | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 9
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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