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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Central Mackay Coast (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
112
336
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
112
336
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
99
308
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
71
253
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
19
103
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
19
103
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
103
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
88
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
87
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
7
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Mackay Coast
1 Family width 11 Species and 3 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Mackay Coast
7 Genera with 11 Species
Cephonodes Hübner, 1826Bee Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Mackay Coast
11 Species and 3 Subspecies
Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth
Cephonodes hylas hylas Linnaeus, 1771
Cephonodes kingii Mcleay, 1826Bee Hawk Moth
Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780Jade hawkmoth
Daphnis hypothous hypothous Cramer, 1780
Daphnis protrudens R.Felder, 1874
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832Coprosma Hawk Moth
Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871Swallow Hawk
Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871
Macroglossum hirundo errans Walker, 1856
Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth
Theretra tryoni Miskin, 1891Tryon´s hawk moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Central Mackay Coast
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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