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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Australian Capital Territory (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
2831
4880
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
2830
4879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
379
2789
4807
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
258
2262
4034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
65
862
1625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
65
862
1625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
63
855
1610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
426
843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
368
726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Australian Capital Territory
3 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Australian Capital Territory
8 Genera with 11 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Lemonia Hübner, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Opodiphthera Wallengren, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 17802SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australian Capital Territory
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832Coprosma Hawk Moth
Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892Australian Striped Hawk Moth
Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864Emperor Gum Moth
Opodiphthera helena White, 1843Helena Emperor Moth
Psilogramma casuarinae (Walker, 1856)⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Australian Capital Territory
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
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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