Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Brisbane (South East Queensland, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 300
2003
3155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 299
2002
3155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 284
1943
3073 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 197
1664
2749 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
574
879 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
574
879 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 48
573
878 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
362
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
343
563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
19
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Brisbane
3 Families width 42 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Brisbane
19 Genera with 42 Species | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1877 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1826 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1777 | Bee Hawk Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Coequosa Walker, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Leucomonia Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1891 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntherata Maassen, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrachroa Rothschild &..., 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1891 | | 11 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Brisbane
42 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Acosmeryx miskini Murray, 1873 | | | Actias gnoma gnoma Butler, 1877 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826 | Godart´s Hawk Moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes janus Miskin, 1891 | | | Cephonodes kingi MacLeay, 1827 | | | Cephonodes kingii Mcleay, 1826 | Bee Hawk Moth | | Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Coequosa australasiae Donovan, 1805 | | | Coequosa triangularis Donovan, 1805 | Double haded hawk moth | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892 | Australian Striped Hawk Moth | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856 | | | Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856 | | | Opodiphthera astrophela Walker, 1855 | Emperor Moth | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891 | Mistletoe Emperor Moth | | Psilogramma maxmouldsi Eitschberger, 2001 | | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Syntherata janetta White, 1843 | | | Tetrachroa edwardsi Olliff, 1890 | | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877 | | | Theretra inornata Walker, 1865 | | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877 | | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra queenslandi Lucas, 1891 | Queensland hawk moth | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra tryoni Miskin, 1891 | Tryon´s hawk moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Brisbane | 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 | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 14
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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