Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 214
1082
2012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 214
1082
2012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 206
1060
1989 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 151
874
1706 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
238
391 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
238
391 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
238
391 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
190
335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
180
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Bismarck Archipelago
2 Families width 11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Bismarck Archipelago
10 Genera with 11 Species | Ambulyx Westwood, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1889 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1836 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neodiphthera Fletcher, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Bismarck Archipelago
11 Species and 2 Subspecies | Ambulyx rudloffi Brechlin, 2005 | | | Angonyx boisduvali Rothschild, 1894 | | | Cephonodes woodfordi Butler, 1889 | | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Gnathothlibus erotus eras Boisduval, 1832 | | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Macroglossum godeffroyi Butler, 1882 | | | Neodiphthera roicki Brechlin, 2005 | | | Psilogramma orientalis Brechlin, 2001 | | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Theretra tryoni Miskin, 1891 | Tryon´s hawk moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Bismarck Archipelago | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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