Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Dauan Island (Torres Strait Islands, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 13
45
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 13
45
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 11
33
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 10
30
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 7
22
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 7
22
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 7
22
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 5
18
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 5
18
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 1
9
22 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Dauan Island
1 Family width 22 Species
Genera for Dauan Island
9 Genera with 22 Species
Species list for Dauan Island
22 Species | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis moorei (W.J. Macleay, 1866) | ⇒ Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Gnathothlibus australiensis Lachlan, 2004 | | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Macroglossum dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum rectans Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele hespera Fabricius, 1775 | Crepuscular hawkmoth | | Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001 | | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877 | | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Dauan Island
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