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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Madang Province (Momase Region, Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
99
410
535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
99
410
535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
96
406
530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
79
350
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
91
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
91
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
91
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
67
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
62
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Madang Province
2 Families width 4 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Madang Province
4 Genera with 4 Species
Coscinocera Butler, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madang Province
4 Species
Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876Hercules Moth
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Macroglossum prometheus Boisduval, 1875
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Madang Province
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
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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