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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Endemic in New Guinea (New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
68
668
2485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
68
668
2485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
62
656
2452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
570
2275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
19
128
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
19
128
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
128
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
100
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
97
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Endemic in New Guinea
2 Families width 6 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Endemic in New Guinea
4 Genera with 6 Species
Cypa Walker, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Paramarane Bethune-Baker, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Endemic in New Guinea
6 Species
Cypa moniensis Kitching, 2013
Hippotion joiceyi Clark, 1922
Macroglossum albolineata Clark, 1935
Macroglossum backi Eitschberger, 2009
Macroglossum moecki Rutimeyer, 1969
Paramarane pulchra Bethune-Baker, 1910

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Endemic in New Guinea
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov