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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Ambon (South Maluku, Indonesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
123
547
837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
123
547
837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
118
531
819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
75
379
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
190
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
190
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
26
190
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
156
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
152
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ambon
2 Families width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths13SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ambon
13 Genera with 16 Species
Agrius Hübner, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Ambulyx Westwood, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Attacus Linnaeus, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Marumba Moore, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phlegethontius Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Syntherata Maassen, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Titaea Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ambon
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Agrius luctifera Walker, 1865
Ambulyx semifervens Walker, 1865
Attacus crameri Felder, 1861
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777White-brow Hawk Moth
Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782
Hippotion rafflesii Moore, 1858
Macroglossum ungues ungues Rothschild &..., 1903
Marumba amboinicus C. Felder, 1861
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Syntherata janetta White, 1843
Theretra clotho Drury, 1773Common hunter hawkmoth
Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775Impatiens Hawk Moth
Titaea orsinome Hübner, 1823

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Ambon
FamilySaturniidae
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
10
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov