Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Kuranda (Far North Queensland, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 240
1540
2115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 240
1540
2115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 222
1475
2024 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 169
1305
1828 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 60
626
885 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 59
625
884 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 58
624
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
435
645 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
413
618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
22
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kuranda
3 Families width 43 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Kuranda
22 Genera with 43 Species
| Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1777 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cizara Walker, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coscinocera Butler, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cotana Walker, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ebbepterote Oberprieler ..., 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterote Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1865 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1891 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Panacela Walker, 1922 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntherata Maassen, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1775 | | 7 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kuranda
43 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Acosmeryx miskini Murray, 1873 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Angonyx papuana Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Cizara ardeniae Lewin, 1805 | Cizara hawk moth | | Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876 | Hercules Moth | | Cotana serranotata T.P. Lucas, 1894 | | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Daphnis protrudens R.Felder, 1874 | | | Eupanacra splendens Rothschild, 1894 | | | Eupanacra splendens splendens Rothschild, 1894 | | | Eupterote expansa T.P. Lucas, 1891 | | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782 | | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892 | Australian Striped Hawk Moth | | Macroglossum alcedo Boisduval, 1832 | | | Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum heliophila Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875 | Hermit hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum joannisi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum nubilum Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum prometheus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum tenebrosa Lucas, 1891 | Brushtail hawk moth | | Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865 | | | Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856 | | | Opodiphthera astrophela Walker, 1855 | Emperor Moth | | Opodiphthera fervida Jordan, 1910 | Saturniid Moth | | Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891 | Mistletoe Emperor Moth | | Panacela lewinae Lewin, 1807 | Bag-shelter Moth | | Panacela syntropha Turner, 1922 | | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Syntherata janetta White, 1843 | | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra inornata Walker, 1865 | | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra latreillii latreillii W.S. Macleay, 1826 | | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Kuranda | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 4
4 | Genera
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 | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 15
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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