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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
91
314
494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
91
314
494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
84
294
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
262
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
71
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
71
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
71
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
60
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
59
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
8
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guadalcanal
1 Family width 10 Species and 5 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guadalcanal
8 Genera with 10 Species
Ambulyx Westwood, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Megacorma W. Rothschil..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guadalcanal
10 Species and 5 Subspecies
Ambulyx meeki meeki Rothschild &..., 1903
Daphnis placida salomonis Rothschild &..., 1906
Daphnis protrudens R.Felder, 1874
Daphnis protrudens protrudens Felder, 1874
Eupanacra splendens Rothschild, 1894
Gnathothlibus vanuatuensis Lachlan & Mo..., 2003
Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775Hippotion Sphinx Moth
Macroglossum albigutta albigutta
Macroglossum phocinum Rothschild &..., 1903
Megacorma obliqua remota Jordan, 1924
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Guadalcanal
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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