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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Mareeba (Atherton Tablelands, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
152
527
755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
152
527
755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
140
481
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
98
391
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
92
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
92
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
92
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
56
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
51
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
3
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mareeba
3 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mareeba
6 Genera with 10 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ebbepterote Oberprieler ..., 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Lemonia Hübner, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18916SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mareeba
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth
Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994
Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001
Theretra clotho Drury, 1773Common hunter hawkmoth
Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877
Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775Impatiens Hawk Moth
Theretra turneri Lucas, 1891

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Mareeba
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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