Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Ambon (South Maluku, Indonesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 121
535
813 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 121
535
813 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 116
519
795 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 74
369
551 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
184
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
184
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
184
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
150
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
146
244 | 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
Genera for Ambon
13 Genera with 16 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marumba Moore, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlegethontius Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntherata Maassen, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Titaea Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ambon
16 Species and 1 Subspecies | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus 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, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782 | | | Hippotion rafflesii Moore, 1858 | | | Macroglossum ungues ungues Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Marumba amboinicus C. Felder, 1861 | | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Syntherata janetta White, 1843 | | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Titaea orsinome Hübner, 1823 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Ambon | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 10
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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