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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region South-Central Mexico (Central Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
402
4168
7787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
4168
7787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
384
4097
7642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3348
6223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1127
1876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1127
1876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1126
1876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
783
1355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
746
1319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
70
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South-Central Mexico
3 Families width 161 Species and 9 Subspecies
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths64SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths88SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South-Central Mexico
70 Genera with 161 Species
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Adeloneivaia Travassos, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Adhemarius Oiticica, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Agapema Neumoegen & ..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Amplypterus Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Anisota Hübner, 1872Oakworms1SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodes Packard, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1886Eyed Silkmoths14SpeciesTaxom
Caio Travassos & ..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Calymnia Ochsenheimer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cautethia Grote, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Colla Walker, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Coloradia Blake, 1912Pinemoths1SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Diludia Grote & Robi..., 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Dolbogene Rothschild &..., 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Dysdaemonia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1907Imperial Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Ephoria Walker, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18889SpeciesTaxom
Euleucophaeus Walker, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17588SpeciesTaxom
Eupackardia Cockerell, 1853Calleta Silkmoth1SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1874Port Arthur Buck Moth4SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Hyloicus Linnaeus, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Lemaireodirphia Brechlin & M..., 18741SpeciesTaxom
Leucanella Lemaire, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 176317SpeciesTaxom
Molippa Walker, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Monarda Druce, 1896Beebalm1SpeciesTaxom
Neogene Rothschild &..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Ormiscodes Blanchard, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Othorene Boisduval, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Pachylioides Hodges, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Paradirphia Michener, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 17771SpeciesTaxom
Phiditia Möschler, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17711SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Quentalia Schaus, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1875Eyed Hawkmoths3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18857SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17804SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Trogolegnum Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 18879SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South-Central Mexico
161 Species and 9 Subspecies
Adeloneivaia catharina Bouvier, 1927
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius globifer Dyar, 1912
Aellopos clavipes Rothschild &..., 1903Clavipes Sphinx
Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758Tantalus Sphinx
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Agapema homogena Dyar, 1908Rocky Mountain agapema
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Amplypterus globifer
Anisota dissimilis Boisduval, 1872
Apatelodes heptaloba Druce, 1887
Apatelodes merlona Schaus, 1939
Apatelodes pudefacta Dyar, 1904
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Arsenura polyodonta Jordan, 1911
Arsenura richardsoni Druce, 1890
Automeris cecrops Boisduval, 1875Cecrops eyed Silkmoth
Automeris celata Lemaire, 1969
Automeris colenon Dyar, 1912
Automeris dandemon Dyar, 1912
Automeris eogena R. Felder & ..., 1874
Automeris excreta Draudt, 1929
Automeris hebe Walker, 1865
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Automeris melmon Dyar, 1912
Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853
Automeris pallidior Draudt, 1929
Automeris thyreon Dyar, 1912
Automeris tridens Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Automeris zugana Druce, 1886
Caio richardsoni Druce, 1890
Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943Falcifera Sphinx Moth
Callionima falcifera falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Calymnia cinetes
Cautethia spuria Boisduval, 1875Fourspot flounder
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Ceratomia igualana Schaus, 1932
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856Waved Sphinx
Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001
Citheronia beledonon Dyar, 1912
Citheronia splendens Druce, 1886Splendid Royal Moth
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Colla rhodope Drury, 1782
Coloradia euphrosyne Dyar, 1912
Copaxa copaxoides Dyar, 1912
Copaxa lavendera Westwood, 1854
Copaxa multifenestrata Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles oslari (Rothschild, 1907)⇒ Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo lugubris lugubris Linnaeus, 1771
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Ephoria lybia Dognin, 1924
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890Cramer's Sphinx
Erinnyis domingonis (Butler, 1875)⇒ Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775Obscure Sphinx
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Erinnyis yucatana Druce, 1888
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha elisa Smyth, 1901
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha satellitia licaon Cramer, 1775
Eumorpha triangulum Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha typhon Klug, 1836Flatfishes
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Eupackardia calleta Westwood, 1853Calleta Silkmoth
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hemileuca dyari Draudt, 1930
Hemileuca lares Druce, 1897
Hemileuca numa Druce, 1887
Hemileuca rubridorsa R. Felder, 1874
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Hylesia continua Walker, 1865
Hylesia cressida Dyar, 1913
Hylesia dalina Schaus, 1911
Hylesia iola Dyar, 1913
Hylesia omeva Dyar, 1916
Hylesia umbrata Schaus, 1911
Hyloicus istar Rothschild &..., 1903
Isognathus leachi Swainson, 1823
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Lemaireodirphia lasiocampina C. Felder & ..., 1874
Leucanella fusca Walker, 1855
Leucanella leucane Geyer, 1837
Leucanella muelleri Draudt, 1929
Lintneria istar Rothschild &..., 1903Istar Sphinx
Lintneria lugens Walker, 1856
Lintneria separatus (Neumoegen, 1885)⇒ Lintneria separata Neumoegen, 1885
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Butler, 1875Burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth
Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779
Madoryx oiclus oiclus Cramer, 1779
Manduca barnesi Clark, 1919
Manduca dilucida Edwards, 1887
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca holcombi Mooser, 1942
Manduca lanuginosa Edwards, 1884Scophthalmids
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca lichenea Burmeister, 1855
Manduca morelia Druce, 1884
Manduca muscosa Rothschild &..., 1903Muscosa Sphinx
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca ochus Klug, 1836
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca sesquiplex Boisduval, 1870
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Manduca sexta sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Molippa rosea Druce, 1886
Monarda oryx Druce, 1896
Neogene curitiba Jones, 1908
Olceclostera amoria Druce, 1890
Olceclostera maya Schaus, 1892
Ormiscodes fumosa (Felder, 1874)⇒ Paradirphia fumosa Felder, 1874
Othorene intermedia Rothschild, 1907
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Pachylia syces Hübner, 1819
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777Coffee Sphinx
Phiditia lucernaria Walker, 1866
Proserpinus vega Dyar, 1903Vega sphinx
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Quentalia oaxacana Schaus, 1900
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia cincta (Tepper, 1883)⇒ Rothschildia jorulla Westwood, 1853
Rothschildia forbesi Félix Édouar..., 1868Forbes Giant Silkmoth
Rothschildia jorulla Westwood, 1853Jorulla silkmoth
Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868Lebeau's Rothschildia
Rothschildia orizaba Westwood, 1853Orizaba Silkmoth
Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth
Smerinthus cerisyi saliceti Boisduval, 1875
Smerinthus saliceti Boisduval, 1875Salicet Sphinx
Sphingicampa albolineata Grote & Robi..., 1866
Sphingicampa colla Dyar, 1907
Sphingicampa montana (Packard, 1905)⇒ Usta alba Terral & Leq..., 1991
Sphingicampa quadrilineata Grote & Robi..., 1867
Sphinx chersis Hübner, 1823Great Ash Sphinx
Sphinx geminus (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Lintneria geminus Rothschild &..., 1903
Sphinx istar (Rothschild &..., 1903)⇒ Lintneria istar Rothschild &..., 1903
Sphinx leucophaeata Clemens, 1859Sand whiff
Sphinx lugens (Walker, 1856)⇒ Lintneria lugens Walker, 1856
Sphinx merops (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Lintneria merops Boisduval, 1870
Sphinx separatus (Neumoegen, 1885)⇒ Lintneria separata Neumoegen, 1885
Syssphinx colla Dyar, 1907
Syssphinx malinalcoensis Lemaire, 1975
Syssphinx modena Dyar, 1913
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904
Trogolegnum pseudambulyx Boisduval, 1875
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes eumedon Boisduval, 1885
Xylophanes falco Walker, 1856Falcon Sphinx
Xylophanes katharinae Clark, 1931
Xylophanes libya Druce, 1878Libya Sphinx
Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes turbata Edwards, 1887

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in South-Central Mexico
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
6
9
Genera
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
27
64
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
37
88
Genera
Species

Taxom



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