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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Suriname (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3140
6519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
332
3139
6518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
3036
6199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
190
2369
5138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
966
2168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
966
2168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
966
2168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
681
1686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
665
1658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
61
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Suriname
3 Families width 165 Species and 17 Subspecies
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths69SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths85SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae (Latreille, 1802)Lappet moths11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Suriname
61 Genera with 165 Species
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Adelocephala Duponchel, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Adeloneivaia Travassos, 20114SpeciesTaxom
Adelowalkeria Travassos, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Adhemarius Oiticica, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Aleuron Boisduval, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Amphonyx Poey, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Apatelodes Packard, 17822SpeciesTaxom
Arsenura Duncan, 17794SpeciesTaxom
Asthenia Westwood, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Automerina Michener, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1906Eyed Silkmoths10SpeciesTaxom
Callionima Lucas, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Cicia Oiticica, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Citheronia Hübner, 17793SpeciesTaxom
Citioica Travassos & ..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Cocytius Hübner, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Copaxa Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Copiopteryx Duncan & Wes..., 17792SpeciesTaxom
Deidamia Clemens, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Dirphia Hübner, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Eacles Hübner, 1775Imperial Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Enyo Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Epia Hübner, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17804SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 175810SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1758Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroplanes Hübner, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Hylesia Hübner, 19298SpeciesTaxom
Hyperchiria Hübner, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Isognathus Felder & Felder, 17804SpeciesTaxom
Lonomia Walker, 1971Giant Silkworm Moth3SpeciesTaxom
Madoryx Boisduval, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 176318SpeciesTaxom
Neococytius Hodges, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Olceclostera Butler, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Oryba Walker, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Oxytenis Hübner, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Pachylia Walker, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Paradaemonia Bouvier, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Philampelus Harris, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Phryxus Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 17714SpeciesTaxom
Protoparce Burmeister, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildia Grote, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Schausiella Bouvier, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Syssphinx Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Titaea Hübner, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Unzela Walker, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 187526SpeciesTaxom
Zanola Walker, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Zolessia Biezanko & M..., 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suriname
165 Species and 17 Subspecies
Adelocephala hodeva Druce, 1904
Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905
Adeloneivaia acuta Schaus, 1896
Adeloneivaia boisduvalii Doumet, 1859
Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872
Adeloneivaia kawiana Brechlin & M..., 2011
Adelowalkeria eugenia (Druce, 1904)⇒ Adelowalkeria eugenicolombiana Brechlin & M..., 2011
Adelowalkeria plateada (Schaus, 1905)⇒ Adelowalkeria witti Brechlin & M..., 2011
Adhemarius gagarini Zikan, 1935
Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius gannascus gannascus Stoll, 1790
Adhemarius palmeri Boisduval, 1875
Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775Fadus Sphinx
Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758Tantalus Sphinx
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Aleuron carinata Walker, 1856
Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875
Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Apatelodes firmiana Stoll, 1782
Apatelodes nina Stoll, 1782
Arsenura albopicta Jordan, 1922
Arsenura armida Cramer, 1779Giant Silk Moth
Arsenura beebei Fleming, 1945
Arsenura sylla Cramer, 1779
Asthenia buckleyi Druce, 1890
Automerina auletes (Herrich-Schä..., 1853)⇒ Automerina yungasletes Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris amoena Boisduval, 1875
Automeris bilinea Walker, 1855
Automeris curvilinea Schaus, 1906
Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011
Automeris egeus Cramer, 1775
Automeris godarti Boisduval, 1875
Automeris larra Walker, 1855
Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780
Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885
Automeris moresca Schaus, 1906
Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903
Callionima pan Cramer, 1779
Callionima parce (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943
Cicia pelota Schaus, 1905
Citheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907
Citheronia laocoon Cramer, 1770
Citheronia phoronea Cramer, 1779
Citioica anthonilis (Herrich-Schä..., 1854)⇒ Citioica guayensis Brechlin & M..., 2011
Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773Giant Sphinx
Cocytius lucifer lindneri (Gehlen, 1944)⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903
Copaxa canella Walker, 1855
Copiopteryx jehovah Strecker, 1874
Copiopteryx semiramis Cramer, 1779
Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839Lettered Sphinx
Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780
Dirphia hircia Cramer, 1775
Dirphia rougeriei Brechlin, 2017
Dirphia tarquinia Cramer, 1775
Eacles guianensis Schaus, 1905
Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773Imperial moth
Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775
Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771Mournful sphinx
Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758
Epia domina Cramer, 1780
Epia lebethra Druce, 1890
Epia lunilinea Schaus, 1920
Epia muscosa Butler, 1878
Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907
Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773Alope Sphinx
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758Cassava caterpillar
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Eumorpha adamsi Rothschild &..., 1903
Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779Anchemola sphinx
Eumorpha capronnieri Boisduval, 1875
Eumorpha eacus (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816
Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776Banded Sphinx
Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758Gaudy Sphinx
Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816Eacus sphinx
Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758Vine sphinx
Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758
Hylesia canitia Cramer, 1780
Hylesia cottica Schaus, 1932
Hylesia metabus Cramer, 1775Ashen moth
Hylesia murex Dyar, 1913
Hylesia nanus Walker, 1855
Hylesia orbana Schaus, 1932
Hylesia teratex Draudt, 1929
Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779
Isognathus excelsior (Boisduval, 1875)⇒ Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865
Isognathus occidentalis (Clark, 1929)⇒ Isognathus rimosus Grote, 1865
Isognathus rimosa Grote, 1865Rimosus Sphinx
Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780
Lonomia achelous Cramer, 1777
Lonomia camox Lemaire, 1971
Lonomia descimoni Lemaire, 1971
Madoryx bubastus Cramer, 1777
Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856White-plagued sphinx
Manduca brontes Drury, 1773Cuban Sphinx Moth
Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782
Manduca brunalba Clark, 1929
Manduca dalica Kirby, 1877
Manduca diffissa Butler, 1871
Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782Florestan Sphinx
Manduca hannibal Cramer, 1779
Manduca hannibal hannibal Cramer, 1779
Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Manduca lucetius Cramer, 1780
Manduca lucetius lucetius
Manduca occulta Rothschild &..., 1903Occult Sphinx
Manduca pellenia Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Manduca perplexa Rothschild &..., 1910
Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775Rustic Sphinx
Manduca sexta paphus Cramer, 1779
Manduca sexta sexta Linnaeus, 1763
Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775Cluentius Sphinx
Olceclostera magniplaga Schaus, 1910
Oryba achemenides Cramer, 1779
Oxytenis mirabilis Cramer, 1780
Oxytenis naemia Druce, 1906
Oxytenis nubila Jordan, 1924
Pachylia darceta Druce, 1881
Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758Fig sphinx
Paradaemonia platydesmia W. Rothschild, 1907
Paradaemonia samba Schaus, 1902
Paradaemonia terrena Jordan, 1922
Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777Caicus Sphinx
Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854
Protambulyx goeldii Rothschild &..., 1903
Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771Streaked Sphinx
Protambulyx strigilis strigilis Linnaeus, 1771
Pseudautomeris salmonea Cramer, 1777
Pseudodirphia eumedide Stoll, 1782
Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771Frangipani hornworm
Ptiloscola affinis Rothschild, 1907
Rhescyntis hermes Rothschild, 1907
Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777
Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775
Rothschildia aurota aurota Cramer, 1775
Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796
Rothschildia erycina erycina Shaw, 1795
Rothschildia hesperus Linnaeus, 1758
Schausiella polybia Stoll, 1781
Schausiella subochreata Schaus, 1904
Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780
Titaea lemoulti Schaus, 1905
Unzela pronoe Druce, 1894
Xylophanes alegrensis (Closs, 1915)⇒ Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes amadis Stoll, 1782
Xylophanes amadis amadis
Xylophanes amadis meridanus Rothschild &..., 1910
Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes anubus anubus
Xylophanes beneluzi Haxaire & Va..., 2011
Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867Bay whiff
Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771
Xylophanes chiron nechus Cramer, 1777
Xylophanes crenulata Vaglia & Hax..., 2009
Xylophanes elara Druce, 1878
Xylophanes fusimacula R. Felder, 1874
Xylophanes guianensis Rothschild, 1894
Xylophanes haxairei Cadiou, 1985
Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878
Xylophanes media Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes neoptolemus neoptolemus
Xylophanes ploetzi Moschler, 1876
Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777Pluto Sphinx
Xylophanes porcus continentalis Rothschild &..., 1903
Xylophanes pyrrhus Rothschild &..., 1906
Xylophanes stuarti (Stoll, 1782)⇒ Xylophanes amadis Stoll, 1782
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx
Xylophanes theylia Linnaeus, 1767
Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875
Zanola aegina Stoll, 1782
Zanola difficilis (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Zanola verago Cramer, 1777
Zanola verago Cramer, 1777
Zolessia cuprea (Kaye, 1901)⇒ Phiditia cuprea Kaye, 1901

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Suriname
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
5
11
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
29
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
27
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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