Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Nicaragua (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 423
4251
7986 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 422
4250
7986 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 402
4164
7827 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 259
3351
6481 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
718
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
718
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
718
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
527
1092 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
512
1073 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
43
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nicaragua
4 Families width 82 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Nicaragua
43 Genera with 82 Species
| Adeloneivaia Travassos, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adhemarius Oiticica, 1790 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aellopos Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphonyx Poey, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anticla Walker, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodes Packard, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arsenura Duncan, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1855 | Eyed Silkmoths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cautethia Grote, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1922 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Copaxa Walker, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysdaemonia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1907 | Imperial Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epia Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1903 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gamelia Hübner, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hygrochroa Packard, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylesia Hübner, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchiria Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lonomia Walker, 1971 | Giant Silkworm Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Madoryx Boisduval, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1775 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Othorene Boisduval, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Periphoba Hübner, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quentalia Schaus, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1907 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingicampa Walsh, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syssphinx Hübner, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Therinia Hübner, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1878 | | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nicaragua
82 Species and 4 Subspecies | Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872 | | | Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870 | | | Adhemarius dariensis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Adhemarius fulvescens Closs, 1915 | | | Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790 | | | Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777 | Titan Sphinx | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | | Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Anticla rutila Druce, 1887 | | | Apatelodes albipunctata Druce, 1898 | | | Arsenura arianae Brechlin & M..., 2010 | | | Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779 | Giant Silk Moth | | Automeris banus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Automeris celata Lemaire, 1969 | | | Automeris janus Cramer, 1775 | | | Automeris larra larra | | | Automeris pallidior Draudt, 1929 | | | Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | | Cautethia spuria Boisduval, 1875 | Fourspot flounder | | Ceratomia igualana Schaus, 1932 | | | Citheronia bellavista Draudt, 1930 | | | Citheronia lobesis Rothschild, 1907 | | | Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832) | ⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Cocytius macasensis (Clark, 1922) | ⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Copaxa curvilinea Schaus, 1912 | | | Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858 | | | Copiopteryx semiramis Cramer, 1779 | | | Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775 | | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Eacles magnifica (Walker, 1855) | ⇒ Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | | Eacles oslari (Rothschild, 1907) | ⇒ Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | | Epia muscosa Butler, 1878 | | | Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773 | Alope Sphinx | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816 | Eacus sphinx | | Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771 | Satellite sphinx | | Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Gamelia septentrionalis Bouvier, 1936 | | | Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Hygrochroa albipunctata Druce, 1898 | | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hylesia aeneides Druce, 1897 | | | Hylesia continua Walker, 1865 | | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Lonomia rufescens Lemaire, 1971 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Madoryx bubastus Cramer, 1777 | | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Manduca muscosa Rothschild &..., 1903 | Muscosa Sphinx | | Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903 | Occult Sphinx | | Manduca ochus Klug, 1836 | | | Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Othorene bernardoespinozai Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | | Othorene verana (Schaus, 1900) | ⇒ Othorene bernardoespinozai Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Periphoba arcaei Druce, 1886 | | | Protambulyx goeldii Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Quentalia chromana Schaus, 1929 | | | Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777 | | | Rothschildia erycina mexicana Draudt, 1929 | | | Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868 | Lebeau's Rothschildia | | Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853 | Orizaba Silkmoth | | Rothschildia triloba W. Rothschild, 1907 | | | Sphingicampa quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867 | | | Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780 | | | Syssphinx quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867 | | | Therinia transversaria Druce, 1887 | | | Xylophanes acrus Rothschild &..., 1910 | | | Xylophanes alegrensis (Closs, 1915) | ⇒ Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777 | | Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777 | | | Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Bay whiff | | Xylophanes cthulhu Haxaire & Va..., 2008 | | | Xylophanes germen Schaus, 1890 | | | Xylophanes libya Druce, 1878 | Libya Sphinx | | Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Nicaragua | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 19
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 18
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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