Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Uruguay (Southern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 278
1650
2663 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 277
1649
2662 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 267
1624
2629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 164
1242
2082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
243
360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 31
243
360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
243
360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
185
291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
175
280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
34
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Uruguay
3 Families width 51 Species and 8 Subspecies
Genera for Uruguay
34 Genera with 51 Species
| Adhemarius Oiticica, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amphimoea Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1898 | Eyed Silkmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cizara Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colla Walker, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Compsa Perty, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eudyaria Dyar, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Giacomellia Bouvier, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconisa Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1934 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hylesia Hübner, 1923 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperchiria Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucanella Lemaire, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lonomia Walker, 1855 | Giant Silkworm Moth | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1854 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Neogene Rothschild &..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1773 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perigonia Herrich-Schä..., 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilopygida Michener, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rothschildia Grote, 1855 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Unzela Walker, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Uruguay
51 Species and 8 Subspecies | Adhemarius dariensis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Amphimoea walkeri Boisduval, 1875 | | | Automeris coresus Boisduval, 1859 | | | Automeris naranja Schaus, 1898 | | | Citheronia brissotii Boisduval, 1868 | | | Citheronia vogleri Weyenbergh, 1881 | | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Colla aminula Druce, 1890 | | | Compsa monrosi Prosen, 1961 | | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | Oenotrus Sphinx | | Eudyaria zeta Berg, 1885 | | | Eumorpha adamsi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Eumorpha eacus (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816 | | Eumorpha fasciata (Sulzer, 1776) | ⇒ Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eumorpha labruscae labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Eumorpha megaeacus Hübner, 1816 | Eacus sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Giacomellia bilineata Burmeister, 1878 | | | Hemaris tityus tityus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Hyles euphorbiarum Guérin-Ménev..., 1835 | | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles lineata lineatoides Gehlen., 1934 | | | Hylesia pallidex Dognin, 1923 | | | Leucanella memusae Walker, 1855 | | | Lonomia achelous Cramer, 1777 | | | Lonomia obliqua (Walker, 1855) | ⇒ Lonomia achelous Cramer, 1777 | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca bergarmatipes Clark, 1927 | | | Manduca lucetius Cramer, 1780 | | | Manduca lucetius exiguus Gehlen., 1942 | | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Manduca sexta caestri Blanchard, 1854 | | | Neogene reevi Druce, 1882 | | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Pachylia syces Hübner, 1819 | | | Paonias astylus Drury, 1773 | Huckleberry Sphinx | | Perigonia ilus (Boisduval, 1870) | ⇒ Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | | Perigonia lusca Fabricius, 1777 | Coffee Sphinx | | Protambulyx strigilis strigilis Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Psilopygida crispula Dognin, 1905 | | | Rothschildia arethusa Walker, 1855 | | | Rothschildia aurota speculifera Walker, 1855 | | | Rothschildia jacobaeae Walker, 1855 | | | Rothschildia speculifer Walker, 1855 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Unzela pronoe pronoe Druce, 1894 | | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Uruguay | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 2
2 | Genera
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 | 13
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 19
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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