Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Cape York Peninsula (Far North Queensland, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 349
2726
4760 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 348
2725
4760 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 332
2658
4635 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
2222
4049 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 57
817
1245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 57
817
1245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
816
1244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
507
839 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
455
797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
27
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape York Peninsula
4 Families width 59 Species and 12 Subspecies
Genera for Cape York Peninsula
27 Genera with 59 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 | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1777 | Bee Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cerbernoton | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coscinocera Butler, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotana Walker, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1874 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Diludia Grote & Robi..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1875 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imber Moulds , Tut..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Langia Moore, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1865 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Meganoton Boisduval, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neodiphthera Fletcher, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1924 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntherata Maassen, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1891 | | 16 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape York Peninsula
59 Species and 12 Subspecies | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Ambulyx wildei Miskin, 1891 | | | Angonyx papuana Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes janus Miskin, 1891 | | | Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Cerbernoton rufescens rufescens | | | Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876 | Hercules Moth | | Cotana serranotata T.P. Lucas, 1894 | | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis hypothous hypothous Cramer, 1780 | | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Daphnis protrudens R.Felder, 1874 | | | Diludia nebulosa Butler, 1876 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Eupanacra splendens Rothschild, 1894 | | | Eupanacra splendens splendens Rothschild, 1894 | | | Gnathothlibus australiensis Lachlan, 2004 | | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | 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 lignaria (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion yorkii (Boisduval, 1875) | ⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | | Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892 | Australian Striped Hawk Moth | | Imber tropicus Moulds, 1983 | | | Langia tropicus (Moulds, 1983) | ⇒ Imber tropicus Moulds, 1983 | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | Swallow Hawk | | Macroglossum dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Macroglossum hirundo errans Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875 | Hermit hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum insipida papuanum Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum micacea micacea Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum nubilum Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum prometheus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum tenebrosa Lucas, 1891 | Brushtail hawk moth | | Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865 | | | Meganoton rufescens Butler, 1875 | | | Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856 | | | Opodiphthera engaea Turner, 1922 | Saturniid Moth | | Opodiphthera fervida Jordan, 1910 | Saturniid Moth | | Opodiphthera saccopoea Turner, 1924 | | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Syntherata janetta White, 1843 | | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877 | | | Theretra indistincta indistincta Butler, 1877 | | | Theretra inornata Walker, 1865 | | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra latreillii lucasii Walker, 1856 | Latreille's hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877 | | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra oldenlandiae firmata Walker, 1856 | | | Theretra oldenlandiae oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | | | Theretra queenslandi Lucas, 1891 | Queensland 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 Cape York Peninsula | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 20
51 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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