Checklist for Tribe Ambulycini Butler, 1876
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 591
9292
32656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 588
9284
32647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 562
9130
32273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 355
7129
27028 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 72
2157
6319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 70
2154
6314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 69
2152
6306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1436
4642 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1294
4335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 7
69
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 40
135 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Smerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
| 5
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Ambulycini
Butler, 1876
| 3
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Melanesia
3 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Melanesia
10 Species and 7 Subspecies | Ambulyx carycina Jordan, 1919 | | | Ambulyx dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Ambulyx dohertyi dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Ambulyx dohertyi queenslandi Clark, 1928 | | | Ambulyx dohertyi salomonis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Ambulyx jordani Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | | Ambulyx meeki Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Ambulyx meeki makirae Tennent & Ki..., 1998 | | | Ambulyx meeki meeki Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Ambulyx meeki pyrrhina Jordan, 1923 | | | Ambulyx phalaris Jordan, 1919 | | | Ambulyx phalaris phalaris Jordan, 1919 | | | Ambulyx rudloffi Brechlin, 2005 | | | Ambulyx wildei Miskin, 1891 | | | Compsulyx cochereaui Viette, 1971 | | | Protambulyx carteri Rothschild &..., 1903 | Carters sphinx | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx |
Links, sources and further information Ambulycini at itis.gov
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