Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 396
3475
6536 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 395
3474
6534 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 380
3412
6411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 242
2730
5276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
1193
2252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
1193
2252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
1192
2252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
784
1580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
764
1554 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
60
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Trinidad and Tobago
4 Families width 146 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
60 Genera with 146 Species
| Adelocephala Duponchel, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adeloneivaia Travassos, 1872 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Adelowalkeria Travassos, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adhemarius Oiticica, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aellopos Hübner, 1777 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aleuron Boisduval, 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodes Packard, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arsenura Duncan, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automerina Michener, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1886 | Eyed Silkmoths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Callionima Lucas, 1779 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cerodirphia Michener, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cicia Oiticica, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1779 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colla Walker, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Compsa Perty, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copaxa Walker, 1906 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dirphia Hübner, 1775 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanojana Aurivillius, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysdaemonia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1775 | Imperial Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Eupyrrhoglossum Grote, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemeroplanes Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homoeopteryx Felder, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hylesia Hübner, 1855 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchiria Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isognathus Felder & Felder, 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lonomia Walker, 1777 | Giant Silkworm Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Madoryx Boisduval, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1775 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Molippa Walker, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neococytius Hodges, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyceryx Boisduval, 1890 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Olceclostera Butler, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oryba Walker, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oxytenis Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylioides Hodges, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Periphoba Hübner, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phiditia Möschler, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phryxus Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 1777 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodirphia Bouvier, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1868 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Syssphinx Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Titaea Hübner, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Unzela Walker, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1875 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Zolessia Biezanko & M..., 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
146 Species and 4 Subspecies | Adelocephala purpurascens Schaus, 1905 | | | Adeloneivaia boisduvalii Doumet, 1859 | | | Adeloneivaia carisma Schaus, 1904 | | | Adeloneivaia jason Boisduval, 1872 | | | Adelowalkeria flavosignata (Walker, 1865) | ⇒ Adelowalkeria siriae Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | Adhemarius daphne Boisduval, 1870 | | | Adhemarius gannascus Stoll, 1790 | | | Adhemarius palmeri Boisduval, 1875 | | | Aellopos ceculus Cramer, 1777 | | | Aellopos fadus Cramer, 1775 | Fadus Sphinx | | Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777 | Titan Sphinx | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Aleuron carinata Walker, 1856 | | | Aleuron chloroptera Perty, 1833 | | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Apatelodes nina Stoll, 1782 | | | Apatelodes pandara Druce, 1893 | | | Arsenura beebei Fleming, 1945 | | | Automerina auletes (Herrich-Schä..., 1853) | ⇒ Automerina yungasletes Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | Automeris dagmarae Brechlin & M..., 2011 | | | Automeris egeus Cramer, 1775 | | | Automeris hamata Schaus, 1906 | | | Automeris janus Cramer, 1775 | | | Automeris jucunda Cramer, 1779 | | | Automeris larra Walker, 1855 | | | Automeris lenarti Brechlin, Me..., 2011 | | | Automeris liberia Cramer, 1780 | | | Automeris metzli Sallé, 1853 | | | Automeris midea Maassen & We..., 1885 | | | Automeris postalbida Schaus, 1900 | | | Automeris zurobara Druce, 1886 | | | Callionima calliomenae Schaufuss, 1870 | | | Callionima falcifera Gehlen, 1943 | Falcifera Sphinx Moth | | Callionima inuus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Callionima pan Cramer, 1779 | | | Cerodirphia avenata Max Wilhelm ..., 1930 | | | Cerodirphia speciosa Cramer, 1777 | | | Cicia norape Becker & Cam..., 2001 | | | Citheronia hamifera Rothschild, 1907 | | | Citheronia lobesis Rothschild, 1907 | | | Citheronia mexicana Grote & Robi..., 1866 | | | Citheronia phoronea Cramer, 1779 | | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Cocytius duponchel (Poey, 1832) | ⇒ Amphonyx duponchel Poey, 1832 | | Cocytius lucifer (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Amphonyx lucifer Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Colla rhodope Drury, 1782 | | | Compsa macra Thomson, 1867 | | | Copaxa decrescens Walker, 1855 | | | Copaxa marona Schaus, 1906 | | | Copaxa rufinans Schaus, 1906 | | | Dirphia agis Cramer, 1775 | | | Dirphia augur Bouvier, 1929 | | | Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780 | | | Dirphia mexicana Bouvier, 1924 | | | Dirphia radiata Dognin, 1916 | | | Dirphia tarquinia Cramer, 1775 | | | Drepanojana citheronia Bryk, 1944 | | | Dysdaemonia boreas Cramer, 1775 | | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Eacles penelope Cramer, 1775 | | | Enyo gorgon Cramer, 1777 | | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Enyo ocypete Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773 | Alope Sphinx | | Erinnyis crameri Schaus, 1890 | Cramer's Sphinx | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Erinnyis ello ello Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Erinnyis lassauxi (Boisduval, 1859) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | Oenotrus Sphinx | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eumorpha anchemolus Cramer, 1779 | Anchemola sphinx | | Eumorpha capronnieri Boisduval, 1875 | | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eumorpha phorbas Cramer, 1775 | | | Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771 | Satellite sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Eupyrrhoglossum sagra Poey, 1832 | Cuban Sphinx | | Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Hemeroplanes triptolemus Pieter Cramer, 1779 | | | Homoeopteryx malecena Druce, 1886 | | | Hylesia approximans Walker, 1855 | | | Hylesia canitia Cramer, 1780 | | | Hylesia inficita Walker, 1865 | | | Hylesia metabus Cramer, 1775 | Ashen moth | | Hylesia mystica Dyar, 1913 | | | Hylesia nanus Walker, 1855 | | | Hyperchiria nausica Cramer, 1779 | | | Isognathus caricae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Isognathus scyron Cramer, 1780 | | | Lonomia achelous Cramer, 1777 | | | Madoryx oiclus Cramer, 1779 | | | Madoryx oiclus oiclus Cramer, 1779 | | | Madoryx plutonius Hübner, 1819 | | | Manduca albiplaga Walker, 1856 | White-plagued sphinx | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Manduca franciscae Clark, 1916 | | | Manduca huascara Schaus, 1941 | | | Manduca lefeburei Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | | | Manduca ochus Klug, 1836 | | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Molippa simillima Jones, 1907 | | | Neococytius cluentius Cramer, 1775 | Cluentius Sphinx | | Nyceryx coffaeae Walker, 1856 | | | Nyceryx maxwelli Rothschild, 1896 | | | Nyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890 | | | Olceclostera amoria Druce, 1890 | | | Olceclostera irrorata Butler, 1878 | | | Olceclostera maya Schaus, 1892 | | | Oryba achemenides Cramer, 1779 | | | Oryba kadeni Schaufuss, 1870 | | | Oxytenis modestia Cramer, 1780 | Tropical American Silkworm Moth | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Pachylioides resumens Walker, 1856 | | | Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | Coffee Sphinx | | Phiditia cuprea Kaye, 1901 | | | Phiditia minor Schaus, 1924 | | | Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777 | Caicus Sphinx | | Protambulyx eurycles Herrich-Scha..., 1854 | | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Pseudautomeris irene Cramer, 1777 | | | Pseudautomeris latus Conte, 1906 | | | Pseudautomeris salmonea Cramer, 1777 | | | Pseudodirphia eumedide Stoll, 1782 | | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Rhescyntis hippodamia {Cramer, 1777 | | | Rothschildia aurota Cramer, 1775 | | | Rothschildia erycina Shaw, 1796 | | | Rothschildia lebeau Guérin-Ménev..., 1868 | Lebeau's Rothschildia | | Syssphinx molina Cramer, 1780 | | | Titaea tamerlan Maassen, 1869 | | | Unzela japix Cramer, 1776 | | | Xylophanes anubus Cramer, 1777 | | | Xylophanes ceratomioides Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Bay whiff | | Xylophanes chiron Drury, 1771 | | | Xylophanes loelia Druce, 1878 | | | Xylophanes neoptolemus Cramer, 1780 | | | Xylophanes neoptolemus trinitatis (Closs, 1917) | ⇒ Xylophanes norfolki Kernbach, 1962 | | Xylophanes norfolki Kernbach, 1962 | Indefatigable hawksmoth | | Xylophanes pistacina Boisduval, 1875 | | | Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777 | Pluto Sphinx | | Xylophanes pyrrhus Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Xylophanes rothschildia | | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx | | Xylophanes thyelia Carolus Linn..., 1758 | | | Xylophanes titana Druce, 1878 | | | Xylophanes tyndarus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Zolessia cuprea (Kaye, 1901) | ⇒ Phiditia cuprea Kaye, 1901 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 6
10 | 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 | 27
60 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 26
75 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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