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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Brigalow Belt South (Desert Uplands, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
182
804
1593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
182
804
1593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
168
773
1542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
107
584
1264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
169
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
25
168
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
168
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
133
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
131
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
12
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brigalow Belt South
1 Family width 19 Species and 5 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brigalow Belt South
12 Genera with 19 Species
Agrius Hübner, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1826Bee Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Coenotes Rothschild &..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 19056SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Synoecha Rothschild &..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Tetrachroa Rothschild &..., 18901SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brigalow Belt South
19 Species and 5 Subspecies
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826Godart´s Hawk Moth
Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth
Cephonodes hylas hylas Linnaeus, 1771
Cephonodes janus Miskin, 1891
Cephonodes janus janus
Cephonodes kingii Mcleay, 1826Bee Hawk Moth
Coenotes eremophilae Lucas, 1891Sandal-box hawk moth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832Coprosma Hawk Moth
Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892Australian Striped Hawk Moth
Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871Swallow Hawk
Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871
Macroglossum hirundo errans Walker, 1856
Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875Hermit hummingbird hawkmoth
Macroglossum insipida papuanum Rothschild &..., 1903
Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856
Macroglossum micacea albibase (Rothschild, 1905)⇒ Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856
Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Synoecha marmorata Lucas, 1891
Tetrachroa edwardsi Olliff, 1890
Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775Impatiens Hawk Moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Brigalow Belt South
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
12
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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