Syssphinx
Syssphinx bisecta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Genus: Syssphinx
(Hübner, 1819)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Sphingicampa Walsh, 1864
  • Psephopaectes Grote & Robinson, 1867
  • Ceroderes Boisduval, 1872
  • Bouvierina Michener, 1949

Syssphinx is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[3]

Species

  • Syssphinx albolineata (Grote & Robinson, 1866) (Texas, Mexico)
  • Syssphinx amena (Travassos, 1941) (Ecuador)
  • Syssphinx bicolor (Harris, 1841) (northern and eastern United States, Mexico)
  • Syssphinx bidens (W. Rothschild, 1907) (Ecuador)
  • Syssphinx bisecta (Lintner, 1879) (northern and eastern United States)
  • Syssphinx blanchardi (Ferguson, 1971) (Texas)
  • Syssphinx chocoensis (Lemaire, 1988)
  • Syssphinx colla (Dyar, 1907) (Mexico)
  • Syssphinx colloida (Dyar, 1925) (Mexico)
  • Syssphinx digueti (Bouvier, 1929) (Mexico)
  • Syssphinx erubescens (Boisduval, 1872)
  • Syssphinx gadouae (Lemaire, 1971)
  • Syssphinx gomezi (Lemaire, 1984) (Mexico)
  • Syssphinx heiligbrodti (Harvey, 1877) (Texas, Mexico)
  • Syssphinx hubbardi (Dyar, 1903) (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California)
  • Syssphinx jasonoides (Lemaire, 1971)
  • Syssphinx malinalcoensis (Lemaire, 1975) (Mexico)
  • Syssphinx mexicana (Boisduval, 1872) (Mexico)
  • Syssphinx modena (Dyar, 1913) (Mexico)
  • Syssphinx molina (Cramer, 1780) (Mexico, Guatemala, Suriname)
  • Syssphinx montana (Packard, 1905) (Arizona, Mexico)
  • Syssphinx ocellata (W. Rothschild, 1907)
  • Syssphinx pescadori (Lemaire, 1988) (Mexico)
  • Syssphinx quadrilineata (Grote & Robinson, 1867) (Mexico to Panama, Venezuela, Guatemala, Ecuador)
  • Syssphinx raspa (Boisduval, 1872) (Arizona, Mexico)
  • Syssphinx smithi (Druce, 1904)
  • Syssphinx thiaucourti (Lemaire, 1975)
  • Syssphinx xanthina (Lemaire, 1984) (Guatemala)
  • Syssphinx yucatana (Druce, 1904) (Mexico)

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Syssphinx Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life: Saturniidae.
  3. Heiman, Maury J. (May 19, 2018). "Genus Syssphinx". BugGuide. Retrieved November 9, 2018.


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