Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Paraguay (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 403
4043
8341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 402
4042
8340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 385
3982
8220 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 250
3204
6812 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 45
710
1280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 45
710
1280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 44
708
1278 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
503
933 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
475
899 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
59
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Paraguay
3 Families width 135 Species and 11 Subspecies
Genera for Paraguay
59 Genera with 135 Species
| Adelowalkeria Travassos, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adhemarius Oiticica, 1790 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aellopos Hübner, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aleuron Boisduval, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antarctia Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodes Packard, 1927 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Arsenura Duncan, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automerella Michener, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1906 | Eyed Silkmoths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Callionima Lucas, 1775 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Catharisa Jordan, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocyius | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colabata Walker, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colla Walker, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Compsa Perty, 1855 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dysdaemonia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1855 | Imperial Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1780 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudyaria Dyar, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Giacomellia Bouvier, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemeroplanes Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hygrochroa Packard, 1927 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Isognathus Felder & Felder, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lintneria Butler, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lonomia Walker, 2011 | Giant Silkworm Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Madoryx Boisduval, 1779 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Neococytius Hodges, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neogene Rothschild &..., 1929 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Neorcarnegia Draudt, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyceryx Boisduval, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orecta Rothschild &..., 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthogonioptilum Karsch, 1990 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylioides Hodges, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1773 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Periga Walker, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1875 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Phiditia Möschler, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phryxus Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Protoparce Burmeister, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilopygida Michener, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiloscola Michener, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1880 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thelosia Schaus, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1903 | | 17 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Paraguay
135 Species and 11 Subspecies | Adelowalkeria flavosignata (Walker, 1865) | ⇒ Adelowalkeria siriae Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870 | | | Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790 | | | Aellopos tantalus tantalus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777 | Titan Sphinx | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Aleuron chloroptera Perty, 1833 | | | Aleuron neglectum Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875 | | | Antarctia emerita | | | Apatelodes imparata Dognin, 1907 | | | Apatelodes paraguayana Schaus, 1927 | | | Arsenura paraorbignyana Brechlin & M..., 2010 | | | Automeris bilinea Walker, 1855 | | | Automeris coresus Boisduval, 1859 | | | Automeris illustris Walker, 1855 | | | Automeris larra larra | | | Automeris naranja Schaus, 1898 | | | Automeris ovalina Conte, 1906 | | | Callionima grisescens Rothschild, 1894 | | | Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Callionima nomius Walker, 1856 | Fan-tailed Bark Moth | | Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943 | | Catharisa cerina Jordan, 1911 | | | Citheronia vogleri Weyenbergh, 1881 | | | Cocyius mephisto | | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832) | ⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Colabata mendozata Dognin, 1923 | | | Colla jehlei Schade., 1939 | | | Compsa albopicta Perty, 1832 | | | Compsa amoena Fisher, 1937 | | | Compsa monrosi Prosen, 1961 | | | Compsa multiguttata Melzer, 1935 | | | Compsa quadriguttata White, 1855 | | | Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775 | | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Eacles magnifica (Walker, 1855) | ⇒ Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | | Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777 | | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773 | Alope Sphinx | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890 | Cramer's Sphinx | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | Lassauxs Sphinx Moth | | Erinnyis melancholica (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | Oenotrus Sphinx | | Euchloron cadioui Saldaitis & ..., 2010 | | | Eudyaria sigridae Mielke & Dre..., 2009 | | | Eudyaria venata Butler, 1871 | | | Eumorpha adamsi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Eumorpha analis (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771 | | Eumorpha eacus (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816 | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816 | Eacus sphinx | | Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771 | Satellite sphinx | | Eumorpha satellitia analis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832 | Cuban Sphinx | | Giacomellia bilineata Burmeister, 1878 | | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hygrochroa imparata Dognin, 1907 | | | Hygrochroa paraguayana Schaus, 1927 | | | Isognathus caricae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Lintneria justiciae Walker, 1856 | | | Lonomia parobliqua Brechlin , M..., 2011 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Madoryx bubastus Cramer, 1777 | | | Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779 | | | Madoryx oiclus oiclus Cramer, 1779 | | | Manduca brasilensis Jordan, 1911 | | | Manduca brasiliensis Jordan, 1911 | | | Manduca contracta Butler, 1875 | | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Manduca fosteri Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Manduca hannibal Cramer, 1779 | | | Manduca hannibal hannibal Cramer, 1779 | | | Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | | | Manduca lucetius Cramer, 1780 | | | Manduca manducoides Rothschild, 1895 | | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Manduca sexta paphus Cramer, 1779 | | | Manduca sexta sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775 | Cluentius Sphinx | | Neogene albescens B.P. Clark, 1929 | | | Neogene intermedia B.P. Clark, 1935 | | | Neogene picta | ⇒ Neogene steinbachi B.P. Clark, 1929 | | Neogene pictus B.P. Clark, 1931 | | | Neogene reevei Druce, 1882 | | | Neogene reevi Druce, 1882 | | | Neogene steinbachi B.P. Clark, 1929 | | | Neorcarnegia basirei Schaus, 1892 | | | Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890 | | | Orecta acuminata Clark, 1923 | | | Orthogonioptilum hodeberti Darge, 1988 | | | Orthogonioptilum kivuensis Bouyer, 1990 | | | Pachylia syces Hübner, 1819 | | | Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856 | | | Paonias astylus Drury, 1773 | Huckleberry Sphinx | | Periga drechseli | | | Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870) | ⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | | Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | Coffee Sphinx | | Perigonia pallida Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Perigonia passerina (Boisduval, 1875) | ⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | | Phiditia minor Schaus, 1924 | | | Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777 | Caicus Sphinx | | Protambulyx astygonus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854 | | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Protambulyx strigilis strigilis Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Psilopygida crispula Dognin, 1905 | | | Rothschildia arethusa Walker, 1855 | | | Rothschildia aurota speculifera Walker, 1855 | | | Rothschildia jacobaeae Walker, 1855 | | | Rothschildia maurus Burmeister, 1880 | | | Sphinx justiciae (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Lintneria justiciae Walker, 1856 | | Thelosia jorgenseni Schaus, 1927 | | | Theretra viridis Basquin, 1992 | | | Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777 | | | Xylophanes anubus paraguayensis (Gehlen, 1933) | ⇒ Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777 | | Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Bay whiff | | Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771 | | | Xylophanes crenulata Vaglia & Hax..., 2009 | | | Xylophanes elara Druce, 1878 | | | Xylophanes fosteri Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Xylophanes kaempferi Clark, 1931 | | | Xylophanes libya Druce, 1878 | Libya Sphinx | | Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878 | | | Xylophanes pistacina Boisduval, 1875 | | | Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777 | Pluto Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758 | | | Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878 | | | Xylophanes undata Rothschild &..., 1903 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Paraguay | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 7
13 | 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 | 18
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 34
95 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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