Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Brigalow Belt North (Desert Uplands, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 144
544
818 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 144
544
818 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 134
512
777 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 86
369
597 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
118
154 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
118
154 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
118
154 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
96
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
95
127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
16
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Brigalow Belt North
2 Families width 26 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Brigalow Belt North
16 Genera with 26 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1826 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1826 | Bee Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coenotes Rothschild &..., 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hopliocnema Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1905 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synoecha Rothschild &..., 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntherata Maassen, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1891 | | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Brigalow Belt North
26 Species and 6 Subspecies | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826 | Godart´s Hawk Moth | | Cephonodes janus Miskin, 1891 | | | Cephonodes janus janus | | | Cephonodes kingii Mcleay, 1826 | Bee Hawk Moth | | Coenotes eremophilae Lucas, 1891 | Sandal-box hawk moth | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Eupanacra splendens Rothschild, 1894 | | | Eupanacra splendens splendens Rothschild, 1894 | | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Hopliocnema brachycera Lower, 1897 | Desert Hawk Moth | | Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892 | Australian Striped Hawk Moth | | Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | Swallow Hawk | | Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Macroglossum hirundo errans Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum micacea albibase (Rothschild, 1905) | ⇒ Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856 | | Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856 | | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Synoecha marmorata Lucas, 1891 | | | Syntherata janetta White, 1843 | | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra clotho clotho Drury, 1773 | | | Theretra inornata Walker, 1865 | | | Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877 | | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra silhetensis intersecta Butler, 1876 | | | Theretra turneri Lucas, 1891 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Brigalow Belt North | 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 | 14
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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