Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Fiji (Melanesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 291
1967
4329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 291
1967
4329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 285
1946
4275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 184
1507
3438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 48
688
1558 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 47
687
1557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
686
1550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
380
919 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
343
861 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
13
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Fiji
2 Families width 26 Species and 9 Subspecies
Genera for Fiji
13 Genera with 26 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1903 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 2009 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1903 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1876 | | 7 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Fiji
26 Species and 9 Subspecies | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Cephonodes armatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Cephonodes armatus armatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Daphnis placida torenia Druce, 1882 | | | Daphnis torenia Druce, 1882 | Fire eel | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Gnathothlibus erotus eras Boisduval, 1832 | | | Gnathothlibus fijiensis Lachlan, 2009 | | | Hippotion beddoesii (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933 | | | Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | Swallow Hawk | | Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum cyniris (Boisduval, 1875) | ⇒ Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 | | Macroglossum godeffroyi Butler, 1882 | | | Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Macroglossum hirundo samoanum (Rothschild &..., 1906) | ⇒ Macroglossum hirundo Boisduval, 1832 | | Macroglossum hirundo vitiense (Rothschild &..., 1903) | ⇒ Macroglossum hirundo Boisduval, 1832 | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Psilogramma jordana (Bethune-Baker, 1905) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Sphinx irus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889 | | Sphinx thelebas (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889 | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra nessus albata Fukuda, 2003 | | | Theretra nessus nessus Drury, 1773 | | | Theretra pinastrina intersecta Butler, 1875 | | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra silhetensis intersecta Butler, 1876 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Fiji | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 10
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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