Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Cook Islands (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 81
279
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 81
279
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 79
277
382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 56
196
270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
136
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
136
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
136
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
83
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
76
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 1
5
7 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cook Islands
1 Family width 7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Cook Islands
5 Genera with 7 Species
Species list for Cook Islands
7 Species and 1 Subspecies | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | Swallow Hawk | | Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Macroglossum hirundo hirundo Boisduval, 1832 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Cook Islands
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