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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Northwest Argentina (Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3368
5181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
421
3368
5181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
3278
5052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
2605
4021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
637
962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
48
637
962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
637
962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
492
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
463
743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
67
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwest Argentina
4 Families width 128 Species and 2 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths85SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths37SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths5SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwest Argentina
67 Genera with 128 Species
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Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Adelocephala Duponchel, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Adhemarius Oiticica, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Aglia Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Antarctia Hübner, 02SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodes Packard, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 1767
0SpeciesTaxom
Automerina Michener, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1906Eyed Silkmoths3SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Ceratesa Michener, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cerodirphia Michener, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cirina Walker, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Colabata Walker, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Compsa Perty, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Dirphiopsis Bouvier, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Drepanojana Aurivillius, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Dryocampa Harris, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17809SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17588SpeciesTaxom
Euryglottis Boisduval, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Gamelia Hübner, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Giacomellia Bouvier, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroplanes Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Hidripa Draudt, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 190319SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neogene Rothschild &..., 18822SpeciesTaxom
Neorcarnegia Draudt, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Ormiscodes Blanchard, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1773Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 18543SpeciesTaxom
Phricodia Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Psilopygida Michener, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 19016SpeciesTaxom
Samia Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Saturnia Schrank, 1758Emperor moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Tepilia Walker, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 187510SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Argentina
128 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Adeloneivaia subangulata Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870
Adhemarius eurysthenes R. Felder, 1874
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903Clavipes Sphinx
Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758Tantalus Sphinx
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Aglia tau Linnaeus, 1758Tau emperor
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Antarctia amarga
Antarctia valstana
Apatelodes florisa Schaus, 1939
Apatelodes schreiteri Dyar, 1918
Automerina cypria (Gmelin, 1788)⇒ Automerina tatianae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris complicata Walker, 1855
Automeris naranja Schaus, 1898
Automeris umbrosa Weymer, 1906
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima grisescens Rothschild, 1894
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Ceratesa hemirhodia Rothschild, 1907
Cerodirphia brunnea Draudt, 1930
Cirina forda Westwood, 1849Pallid Emperor Moth
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Colabata thea Schaus, 1924
Compsa multiguttata Melzer, 1935
Copaxa canella Walker, 1855
Copiopteryx inversa Giacomelli, 1911
Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758Small elephant hawk moth
Dirphia cadioui Lemaire, 1980
Dirphiopsis schreiteri Schaus, 1925
Drepanojana citheronia Bryk, 1944
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890Cramer's Sphinx
Erinnyis domingonis (Butler, 1875)⇒ Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis impunctata Rothschild &..., 1903
Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Eumorpha cissi Schaufuss, 1870
Eumorpha drucei Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha neuburgeri Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821Pandora sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Euryglottis guttiventris Rothschild& ..., 1903
Gamelia argentina Brechlin & M..., 2012
Giacomellia formosa Dognin, 1910
Hemeroplanes triptolemus Pieter Cramer, 1779
Hidripa ruscheweyhi Berg, 1885
Hyles annei Guérin-Ménev..., 1839
Hyles euphorbiarum Guérin-Ménev..., 1835
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hyperchiria schmiti Meister & St..., 2004
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Leucanella aspera R. Felder & ..., 1874
Lintneria aurigutta Rothschild &..., 1903
Lintneria maura Burmeister, 1879
Lintneria phalerata Kernbach, 1955
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856White-plagued sphinx
Manduca armatipes Rothschild &..., 1916
Manduca bergamatipes Clark, 1927
Manduca bergarmatipes Clark, 1927
Manduca bergi Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca contracta Butler, 1875
Manduca diffissa Butler, 1871
Manduca diffissa mesosa Rothschild &..., 1916
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca hannibal Cramer, 1779
Manduca jordani Giacomelli, 1912
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca leucospila Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca lichenea Burmeister, 1855
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Manduca tucumana Rothschild &..., 1903
Manduca undata Rothschild &..., 1903
Molippa binasa Schaus, 1924
Molippa flavocrinata Mabille, 1896
Molippa superba Burmeister, 1878
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Neogene albescens B.P. Clark, 1929
Neogene reevi Druce, 1882
Neorcarnegia basirei Schaus, 1892
Nyceryx continua Walker, 1856
Nyceryx furtadoi Haxaire, 1996
Nyceryx hyposticta R. Felder, 1874
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx
Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia passerina (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777
Perigonia stulta Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudodirphia uniformis Lemaire, 1975
Psilopygida crispula Dognin, 1905
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia cincta (Tepper, 1883)⇒ Rothschildia jorulla Westwood, 1853
Rothschildia condor Staudinger, 1894
Rothschildia jacobaeae Walker, 1855
Rothschildia maurus Burmeister, 1880
Rothschildia schreiteriana Breyer & Orfila, 1945
Rothschildia tucumani Dognin, 1901
Samia cynthia Drury, 1773Ailanthus silk moth
Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758Emperor
Sphingicampa bicolor (Harris, 1841)⇒ Syssphinx bicolor Harris, 1841
Sphinx maura (Burmeister, 1879)⇒ Lintneria maura Burmeister, 1879
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Tepilia fastidiosa Dognin, 1901
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes crotonis Walker, 1856
Xylophanes docilis Butler, 1875
Xylophanes nabuchodonosor Oberthur, 1904
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes resta Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes schreiteri Clark, 1923
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Northwest Argentina
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySaturniidae
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
33
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
29
85
Genera
Species

Taxom



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