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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Canberra (Australian Capital Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
262
1201
1388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
262
1201
1388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
250
1183
1361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
183
1000
1166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
395
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
395
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
47
393
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
210
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
186
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canberra
1 Family width 5 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canberra
4 Genera with 5 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canberra
5 Species
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832Coprosma Hawk Moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Canberra
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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