Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Mackay (North Queensland, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 154
879
1253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 154
879
1253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 143
852
1214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 118
803
1160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
264
331 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
264
331 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
264
331 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
182
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
179
233 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
11
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mackay
3 Families width 16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Mackay
11 Genera with 16 Species | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andraca Walker, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1826 | Bee Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cerbernoton | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cizara Walker, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 2001 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntherata Maassen, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mackay
16 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Andraca (Chrypathemola) apodecta Swinhoe, 1907 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes kingi MacLeay, 1827 | | | Cephonodes kingii Mcleay, 1826 | Bee Hawk Moth | | Cerbernoton rufescens rufescens | | | Cizara ardeniae Lewin, 1805 | Cizara hawk moth | | Daphnis placida placida Walker, 1856 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum prometheus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001 | | | Syntherata janetta White, 1843 | | | Theretra turneri Lucas, 1891 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Mackay | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 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 | 9
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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