Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for French Polynesia (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 229
1116
2483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 228
1114
2480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 221
1094
2447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
847
2078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
328
772 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
328
772 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
328
772 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
166
345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
152
273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
10
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for French Polynesia
3 Families width 15 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for French Polynesia
10 Genera with 15 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1904 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1832 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1935 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Philodila Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for French Polynesia
15 Species and 3 Subspecies | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius cordiae Riotte, 1984 | | | Agrius tahitiensis (Tutt, 1904) | ⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Gnathothlibus collardi Haxaire, 2002 | | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Gnathothlibus erotus eras Boisduval, 1832 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933 | | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | Swallow Hawk | | Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Macroglossum hirundo hirundo Boisduval, 1832 | | | Macroglossum marquesanum Collenette, 1935 | | | Philodila astyanor Boisduval, 1875 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in French Polynesia | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 8
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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