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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Rio Negro (North Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
100
373
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
100
373
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
365
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
69
302
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
19
111
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
19
111
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
111
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
98
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
96
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
5
2
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rio Negro (Amazonas)
3 Families width 2 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae (Latreille, 1802)Lappet moths0SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rio Negro (Amazonas)
5 Genera with 2 Species
Adhemarius Oiticica, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Hygrochroa Packard, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Oryba Walker, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio Negro (Amazonas)
2 Species
Oryba kadeni Schaufuss, 1870
Rothschildia arethusa Walker, 1855

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Rio Negro (Amazonas)
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
1
0
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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