Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Momase Region (Papua New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 169
827
1370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 169
827
1370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 162
795
1325 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
671
1101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
208
347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
208
347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
208
347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
147
283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
141
274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
9
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Momase Region
2 Families width 13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Momase Region
9 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Momase Region
13 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acosmeryx anceus anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Acosmeryx miskini Murray, 1873 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876 | Hercules Moth | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Macroglossum prometheus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra clotho celata Butler, 1877 | | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra radiosa Rothschild &..., 1916 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Momase Region | Family | Saturniidae
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
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 7
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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