Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Cairns (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 276
1640
2570 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 276
1640
2570 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 262
1593
2494 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 196
1374
2231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
398
591 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
398
591 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
397
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
280
444 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
266
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
16
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cairns
2 Families width 37 Species
Genera for Cairns
16 Genera with 37 Species | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coscinocera Butler, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1865 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntherata Maassen, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1891 | | 9 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cairns
37 Species | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Ambulyx wildei Miskin, 1891 | | | Angonyx papuana Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876 | Hercules Moth | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Eupanacra splendens Rothschild, 1894 | | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892 | Australian Striped Hawk Moth | | Macroglossum dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum nubilum Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum tenebrosa Lucas, 1891 | Brushtail hawk moth | | Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865 | | | Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856 | | | Opodiphthera engaea Turner, 1922 | Saturniid Moth | | Opodiphthera fervida Jordan, 1910 | Saturniid Moth | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Syntherata janetta White, 1843 | | | 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 oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra turneri Lucas, 1891 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Cairns | 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 | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 13
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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