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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Iron Range (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
166
689
842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
166
689
842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
160
667
815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
114
567
725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
199
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
32
199
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
32
199
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
140
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
130
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iron Range
3 Families width 8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iron Range
9 Genera with 8 Species
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Coscinocera Butler, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Lemonia Hübner, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Neodiphthera Fletcher, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Opodiphthera Wallengren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iron Range
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781
Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876Hercules Moth
Eupanacra splendens Rothschild, 1894
Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777White-brow Hawk Moth
Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994
Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875Hermit hummingbird hawkmoth
Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Iron Range
FamilyLemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySaturniidae
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
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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