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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Milne Bay (Papua Region, Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
61
207
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
61
207
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
56
193
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
46
171
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
17
89
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
17
89
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
17
89
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
77
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
77
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Milne Bay
2 Families width 5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Milne Bay
6 Genera with 5 Species
Acosmeryx Boisduval, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Coscinocera Butler, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Syntherata Maassen, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Milne Bay
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acosmeryx miskini Murray, 1873
Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876Hercules Moth
Daphnis placida placida Walker, 1856
Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777White-brow Hawk Moth
Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Milne Bay
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
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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