Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Australia (Australasia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 937
21291
104803 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 933
21259
104731 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 882
20999
104014 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 536
16084
86183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 98
4838
18256 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 96
4803
18204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 91
4774
18052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 32
2653
8835 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 27
2315
7292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 7
95
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Australia
7 Families width 214 Species and 41 Subspecies
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Australia | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 8
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Carthaeidae
Common, 1966
Australian Silkworm Moths, Australian Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Glory Moths, Kentish Glory | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 8
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 25
56 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 51
135 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information
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