Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Northern South America (South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 840
24886
144846 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 837
24869
144808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 776
24445
142884 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 457
18795
117333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 92
5609
34121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 89
5603
34114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 87
5580
34057 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 32
3903
25953 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 28
3506
23709 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
231
1538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Northern South America
6 Families width 1538 Species and 177 Subspecies
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Northern South America | Family | Apatelodidae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
American Silkworm Moths, Apatelodid Moths, Apatelodod Moths | 3
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 30
231 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 6
6 | 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 | 110
816 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 81
474 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
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