Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region San Salvador (Bahamas)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 99
403
469 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 99
403
469 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 94
388
449 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 70
336
401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
132
169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
132
169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
132
169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
110
144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
105
139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for San Salvador
2 Families width 13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for San Salvador
12 Genera with 13 Species Adelocephala Duponchel, 1841 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1853 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syssphinx Hübner, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for San Salvador
13 Species and 2 Subspecies | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853 | | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771 | Satellite sphinx | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Perigonia lusca restituta Walker, 1864 | | | Perigonia lusca tenebrosa Felder, 1874 | | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Syssphinx jennyphillipsae Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx | | Xylophanes xylobates Bönninghausen, 1899 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in San Salvador | 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 | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 9
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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