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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Lake Eyre Basin (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
130
354
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
130
354
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
117
323
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
269
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
83
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
83
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
26
83
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
47
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
42
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lake Eyre Basin
1 Family width 5 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lake Eyre Basin
3 Genera with 5 Species
Daphnis Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lake Eyre Basin
5 Species
Daphnis placida Walker, 1856
Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782
Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832Coprosma Hawk Moth
Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra tryoni Miskin, 1891Tryon´s hawk moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Lake Eyre Basin
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov