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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Mitchell Grass Downs (Barkly Tableland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
70
210
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
69
209
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
68
208
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
150
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
10
22
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
10
22
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
10
22
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mitchell Grass Downs
1 Family width 4 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mitchell Grass Downs
4 Genera with 4 Species
Agrius Hübner, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1826Bee Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mitchell Grass Downs
4 Species
Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826Godart´s Hawk Moth
Cephonodes kingii Mcleay, 1826Bee Hawk Moth
Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832Coprosma Hawk Moth
Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892Australian Striped Hawk Moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Mitchell Grass Downs
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