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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Auckland Region (Northland Peninsula, New Zealand)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
265
1052
1232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
264
1051
1231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
252
1028
1210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
822
972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
227
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
225
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
221
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
96
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
75
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Auckland Region
2 Families width 3 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Auckland Region
3 Genera with 3 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Opodiphthera Wallengren, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Auckland Region
3 Species
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864Emperor Gum Moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Auckland Region
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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