Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Cooktown (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 191
1108
1487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 191
1108
1487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 181
1066
1423 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 133
952
1295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 48
479
613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 48
479
613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 47
478
612 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
268
371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
236
340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
11
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cooktown
2 Families width 22 Species
Genera for Cooktown
11 Genera with 22 Species | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1874 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leucomonia Rothschild &..., 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1865 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1891 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cooktown
22 Species | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Daphnis protrudens R.Felder, 1874 | | | Eupanacra splendens Rothschild, 1894 | | | Gnathothlibus australiensis Lachlan, 2004 | | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Leucomonia bethia Kirby, 1877 | | | Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875 | Hermit hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum prometheus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865 | | | Opodiphthera saccopoea Turner, 1924 | | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877 | | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra turneri Lucas, 1891 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Cooktown | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 10
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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