Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Northeast Brazil (Brazil)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 447
3140
5727 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 447
3140
5727 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 409
3029
5540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 228
2117
4010 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
517
855 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
514
852 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
512
852 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
385
696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
378
684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
56
88 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Northeast Brazil
4 Families width 88 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Northeast Brazil
56 Genera with 88 Species
| Adelocephala Duponchel, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adeloneivaia Travassos, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adhemarius Oiticica, 1790 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aellopos Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodes Packard, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arsenura Duncan, 1779 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Automerella Michener, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automerina Michener, 1788 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1855 | Eyed Silkmoths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Callionima Lucas, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catacantha Bouvier, 1930 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cicia Oiticica, 1905 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1779 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronula Michener, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Compsa Perty, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dirphia Hübner, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dysdaemonia Hübner, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1775 | Imperial Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eubergia Bouvier, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gamelia Hübner, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hygrochroa Packard, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchiria Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isognathus Felder & Felder, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leucanella Lemaire, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neogene Rothschild &..., 1827 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neorcarnegia Draudt, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyceryx Boisduval, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orecta Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxytenis Hübner, 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylioides Hodges, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantelodes Herbin, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paradaemonia Bouvier, 1907 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Periga Walker, 1973 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Periphoba Hübner, 2006 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Procitheronia Michener, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 1777 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiloscola Michener, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1855 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scolesa Michener, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syssphinx Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1878 | | 6 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northeast Brazil
88 Species and 1 Subspecies | Adeloneivaia bahiana Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | | Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790 | | | Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775 | Fadus Sphinx | | Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779 | Giant Silk Moth | | Arsenura beebei Fleming, 1945 | | | Arsenura meander Walker, 1855 | | | Arsenura sylla Cramer, 1779 | | | Automerella aurora Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Automerina auletes (Herrich-Schä..., 1853) | ⇒ Automerina yungasletes Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | Automerina cypria (Gmelin, 1788) | ⇒ Automerina tatianae Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | Automeris bilinea Walker, 1855 | | | Automeris egeus Cramer, 1775 | | | Automeris goiasensis Lemaire, 1977 | | | Automeris granulosus Conte, 1906 | | | Automeris illustris Walker, 1855 | | | Automeris larra larra | | | Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Automeris rectilinea Bouvier, 1927 | | | Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | | Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Catacantha bahiginea Brechlin & M..., 2012 | | | Catacantha latifasciata Bouvier, 1930 | | | Cicia crocata Boisduval, 1872 | | | Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001 | | | Cicia pelota Schaus, 1905 | | | Citheronia aroa Schaus, 1896 | | | Citheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907 | | | Citheronia phoronea Cramer, 1779 | | | Citheronula armata Rothschild, 1907 | | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Compsa albopicta Perty, 1832 | | | Copiopteryx semiramis Cramer, 1779 | | | Copiopteryx sonthonnaxi André, 1905 | | | Dirphia obliqua Bouvier, 1924 | | | Dirphia rubricauda Bouvier, 1929 | | | Dysdaemonia concisa Becker & Cam..., 2001 | | | Eacles fairchildi May & Oiticica, 1941 | | | Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775 | | | Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907 | | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Eubergia caisa Berg, 1883 | | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Gamelia abahiana Brechlin & M..., 2012 | | | Gamelia anableps R. Felder & ..., 1874 | | | Hygrochroa taperinha Dognin, 1922 | | | Hyles euphorbiarum Guérin-Ménev..., 1835 | | | Hyperchiria incisa Walker, 1855 | | | Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933 | | | Isognathus allamandae Clark, 1920 | | | Isognathus australis Clark, 1917 | | | Isognathus caricae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Leucanella memusae Walker, 1855 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Neogene dynaeus Hübner, 1827 | | | Neorcarnegia basirei Schaus, 1892 | | | Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890 | | | Orecta lycidas Boisduval, 1875 | | | Oxytenis modestia Cramer, 1780 | Tropical American Silkworm Moth | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856 | | | Pantelodes satellitia Walker, 1855 | | | Paradaemonia mayi Jordan, 1922 | | | Paradaemonia nycteris Jordan, 1922 | | | Paradaemonia platydesmia W. Rothschild, 1907 | | | Periga spatulata Lemaire, 1973 | | | Perigonia pallida Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Periphoba galmeidai Mielke & Fur..., 2006 | | | Procitheronia principalis Walker, 1855 | | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Pseudautomeris latus Conte, 1906 | | | Pseudautomeris salmonea Cramer, 1777 | | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Ptiloscola cinerea Schaus, 1900 | | | Rhescyntis hermes Rothschild, 1907 | | | Rothschildia jacobaeae Walker, 1855 | | | Rothschildia prionia Rothschild, 1907 | | | Rothschildia speculifer Walker, 1855 | | | Scolesa nebulosa Lemaire, 1971 | | | Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823 | Great Ash Sphinx | | Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780 | | | Xylophanes epaphus Boisduval, 1885 | | | Xylophanes fusimacula R. Felder, 1874 | | | Xylophanes guianensis Rothschild, 1894 | | | Xylophanes indistincta Closs, 1915 | | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx | | Xylophanes xylobotes Burmeister, 1878 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Northeast Brazil | Family | Apatelodidae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
American Silkworm Moths, Apatelodid Moths, Apatelodod Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 3
2 | 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 | 32
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 20
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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