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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Panama Canal Zone (Panama)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
297
1900
2863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
297
1900
2863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
1842
2764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1506
2325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
441
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
441
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
441
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
276
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
269
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
28
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Panama Canal Zone
3 Families width 36 Species and 2 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths18SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths16SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Panama Canal Zone
28 Genera with 36 Species
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Adhemarius Oiticica, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Asthenidia Westwood, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1969Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Bunaeopsis Bouvier, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Compsa Perty, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Homoeopteryx Felder, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Nyceryx Boisduval, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 17771SpeciesTaxom
Periphoba Hübner, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Quentalia Schaus, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Therinia Hübner, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 18752SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Panama Canal Zone
36 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius ypsilon Rothschild &..., 1903
Automeris fieldi Lemaire, 1969
Bunaeopsis arabella carabella Strand, 1911
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832)⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832
Compsa macra Thomson, 1867
Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Eumorpha capronnieri Boisduval, 1875
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758
Homoeopteryx malecena Druce, 1886
Hylesia darlingi Dyar, 1915
Nyceryx stuarti Rothschild, 1894
Oxytenis modestia Cramer, 1780Tropical American Silkworm Moth
Oxytenis modoccidentalis
Oxytenis naemia Druce, 1906
Oxytenis nubila Jordan, 1924
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Pseudodirphia eupanamensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Quentalia chromana Schaus, 1929
Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia forbesi Félix Édouar..., 1868Forbes Giant Silkmoth
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Therinia transversaria Druce, 1887
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Panama Canal Zone
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
2
2
Genera
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
15
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
11
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov