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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Meringa (Gordonvale, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
74
352
485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
74
352
485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
68
343
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
305
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
220
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
220
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
220
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
196
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
196
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
9
27
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Meringa
1 Family width 27 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths27SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Meringa
9 Genera with 27 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Angonyx Boisduval, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17936SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18655SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 17801SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 18918SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Meringa
27 Species
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Angonyx papuana Rothschild &..., 1903
Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780Jade hawkmoth
Daphnis placida Walker, 1856
Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777
Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777White-brow Hawk Moth
Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775Hippotion Sphinx Moth
Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth
Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832Coprosma Hawk Moth
Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793Dark striated hawkmoth
Macroglossum alcedo Boisduval, 1832
Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871
Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856
Macroglossum prometheus Boisduval, 1875
Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865
Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856
Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780Australian privet hawk moth
Theretra clotho Drury, 1773Common hunter hawkmoth
Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877
Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826Pale Brown Hawk Moth
Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877
Theretra nessus Drury, 1773Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth
Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775Impatiens Hawk Moth
Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth
Theretra tryoni Miskin, 1891Tryon´s hawk moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Meringa
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
9
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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