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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Atherton Tablelands (Tablelands, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
276
1425
2013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
275
1424
2013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
1363
1919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
175
1134
1640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
465
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
465
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
464
565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
317
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
276
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
4
12
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Atherton Tablelands
4 Families width 25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths22SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Atherton Tablelands
12 Genera with 25 Species
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Coscinocera Butler, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Ebbepterote Oberprieler ..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Lemonia Hübner, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 20012SpeciesTaxom
Syntherata Maassen, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18919SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atherton Tablelands
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826Godart´s Hawk Moth
Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876Hercules Moth
Daphnis placida Walker, 1856
Ebbepterote expansa T.P. Lucas, 1891
Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775Hippotion Sphinx Moth
Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth
Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793Dark striated hawkmoth
Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994
Macroglossum alcedo Boisduval, 1832
Macroglossum tenebrosa Lucas, 1891Brushtail hawk moth
Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865
Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856
Psilogramma exigua Brechlin & K..., 2010
Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001
Theretra clotho Drury, 1773Common hunter hawkmoth
Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877
Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775Impatiens Hawk Moth
Theretra queenslandi Lucas, 1891Queensland hawk moth
Theretra tryoni Miskin, 1891Tryon´s hawk moth
Theretra turneri Lucas, 1891

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Atherton Tablelands
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
8
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



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