Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region South Mexico (Mexico)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 539
6783
15823 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 535
6777
15819 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 513
6690
15568 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 325
5350
12721 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1728
3633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1728
3633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 66
1726
3630 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
1199
2624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
1148
2535 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
100
312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South Mexico
5 Families width 312 Species and 13 Subspecies
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in South Mexico | Family | Apatelodidae
Neumoegen & Dyar, 1894
American Silkworm Moths, Apatelodid Moths, Apatelodod Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 10
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 43
129 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 45
162 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov
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