Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Australia (Australasia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 928
21139
104473 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 924
21108
104403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 874
20837
103684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 530
15898
85805 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 98
4765
18084 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 96
4730
18032 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 91
4701
17879 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 33
2604
8713 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 28
2264
7168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 8
94
211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Australia
8 Families width 211 Species and 40 Subspecies
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Australia | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 8
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 23
50 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 51
137 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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