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Taxonomy of Genus Nyceryx Boisduval, 1875


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
14
1019
18314
Families
Genera
Species
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
449
7314
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMacroglossinae
Harris, 1939
Hawk Moths
123
3590
Genera
Species
TribeDilophonotini
Burmeister, 1878
32
676
Genera
Species
SubtribeDilophonotina
Burmeister, 1878
29
502
Genera
Species
GenusNyceryx
Boisduval, 1875
50Species
Subnodes of Nyceryx Boisduval, 1875
SpeciesNyceryx abboti Schaufuss, 1870
SpeciesNyceryx alophus Boisduval, 1875
2Subspecies
SpeciesNyceryx boisduvali Butler, 1877
SpeciesNyceryx brevis Becker, 2001
SpeciesNyceryx bryki Gehlen., 1929
SpeciesNyceryx clarki Fassl, 1915
SpeciesNyceryx coffaeae Walker, 1856
SpeciesNyceryx coffeae Walker, 1856
SpeciesNyceryx continua Walker, 1856
2Subspecies
SpeciesNyceryx cratera Rothschild & Jordan, 1916
SpeciesNyceryx creusa Rothschild, 1894
SpeciesNyceryx distans Boisduval, 1875
SpeciesNyceryx draudti Gehlen, 1926
SpeciesNyceryx ericea Druce, 1888
1Subspecies
SpeciesNyceryx eximia Rothschild & Jordan, 1916
2Subspecies
SpeciesNyceryx fernandezi Haxaire & Cadiou, 1999
SpeciesNyceryx furtadoi Haxaire, 1996
SpeciesNyceryx hyposticta R. Felder, 1874
SpeciesNyceryx ixion Burmeister, 1878
SpeciesNyceryx janzeni Haxaire, 2005
SpeciesNyceryx lemonia Walker, 1856  ⇒ Nyceryx draudti
1Subspecies
SpeciesNyceryx leucopus Rothschild & Jordan, 1910
SpeciesNyceryx lunaris Jordan, 1912
SpeciesNyceryx magna R. Felder, 1874
SpeciesNyceryx maxwelli Rothschild, 1896
SpeciesNyceryx mielkei Haxaire, 2009
SpeciesNyceryx minor Clark, 1916
SpeciesNyceryx mulleri Clark, 1916  ⇒ Nyceryx eximia
1Subspecies
SpeciesNyceryx nephus Boisduval, 1875
SpeciesNyceryx nictitans Boisduval, 1875
3Subspecies
SpeciesNyceryx occidentalis
SpeciesNyceryx riscus Schaus, 1890
SpeciesNyceryx saturata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
SpeciesNyceryx stuarti Rothschild, 1894
SpeciesNyceryx subaurea Köhler, 1924
SpeciesNyceryx tacita Druce, 1888
SpeciesNyceryx tristis Jörgensen, 1934  ⇒ Nyceryx alophus
SpeciesNyceryx vega R Felder, 1874  ⇒ Nyceryx lunaris


Distribution of Nyceryx Boisduval, 1875
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Liberia, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela


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