Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Atherton (Atherton Tablelands, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 171
684
819 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 171
684
819 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 160
657
787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 114
568
692 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
287
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
287
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
286
319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
209
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
184
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
7
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Atherton (Queensland)
3 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Atherton (Queensland)
7 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Atherton (Queensland)
10 Species and 1 Subspecies | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Macroglossum alcedo Boisduval, 1832 | | | Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865 | | | Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856 | | | Psilogramma exigua Brechlin & K..., 2010 | | | Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra queenslandi Lucas, 1891 | Queensland hawk moth | | Theretra tryoni Miskin, 1891 | Tryon´s hawk moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Atherton (Queensland) | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
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