Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 203
1005
1472 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 201
1003
1472 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 194
971
1424 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 133
768
1171 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
322
433 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
322
433 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
322
433 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
220
322 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
206
308 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
11
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Darwin
2 Families width 15 Species
Genera for Darwin
11 Genera with 15 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1777 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Imber Moulds , Tut..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntherata Maassen, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1891 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Darwin
15 Species | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Attacus wardi W. Rothschild, 1910 | Atlas Moth | | Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Imber tropicus Moulds, 1983 | | | Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865 | | | Psilogramma exigua Brechlin & K..., 2010 | | | Syntherata janetta White, 1843 | | | Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877 | | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra turneri Lucas, 1891 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Darwin | 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 | 9
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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