Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Sanibel Island (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 39
97
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 39
97
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 35
91
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 26
79
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 14
43
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
43
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 14
43
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
33
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
31
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
11
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sanibel Island
2 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Sanibel Island
11 Genera with 13 Species | Aellopos Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cautethia Grote, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Madoryx Boisduval, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phryxus Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sanibel Island
13 Species | Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758 | Tantalus Sphinx | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Cautethia grotei Edwards, 1882 | Grote's Sphinx | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Madoryx pseudothyreus Grote, 1865 | False windowed sphinx | | Manduca brontes Drury, 1773 | Cuban Sphinx Moth | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777 | Caicus Sphinx | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Sanibel Island | 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 | 2
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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