Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Cook Shire (Far North Queensland, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 243
1252
1991 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 242
1251
1991 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 227
1193
1885 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 144
948
1563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
422
582 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
422
582 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
422
582 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
284
433 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
257
409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
21
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cook Shire
3 Families width 44 Species and 11 Subspecies
Genera for Cook Shire
21 Genera with 44 Species #ACDEGHILMNPT
| Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1894 | | 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, 1856 | | 3 | 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 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1875 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Imber Moulds , Tut..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Langia Moore, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1865 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Meganoton Boisduval, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1876 | | 14 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cook Shire
44 Species and 11 Subspecies | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | 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 | | | Diludia nebulosa Butler, 1876 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Eupanacra splendens Rothschild, 1894 | | | Eupanacra splendens splendens Rothschild, 1894 | | | 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 lignaria (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion yorkii (Boisduval, 1875) | ⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | | Imber tropicus Moulds, 1983 | | | Langia tropicus (Moulds, 1983) | ⇒ Imber tropicus Moulds, 1983 | | 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 prometheus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum tenebrosa Lucas, 1891 | Brushtail hawk moth | | Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865 | | | Meganoton rufescens Butler, 1875 | | | Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856 | | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877 | | | Theretra indistincta indistincta Butler, 1877 | | | Theretra inornata Walker, 1865 | | | 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 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Cook Shire | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 18
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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