Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region NSW North Coast (New South Wales, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 240
1215
2482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 240
1215
2482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 225
1171
2399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 140
909
1943 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
274
426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
274
426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
272
424 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
179
287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
168
275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
14
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for NSW North Coast
3 Families width 25 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for NSW North Coast
14 Genera with 25 Species | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1826 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1826 | Bee Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cizara Walker, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coequosa Walker, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1936 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panacela Walker, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntherata Maassen, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrachroa Rothschild &..., 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1891 | | 9 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for NSW North Coast
25 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acosmeryx miskini Murray, 1873 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826 | Godart´s Hawk Moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Cephonodes kingii Mcleay, 1826 | Bee Hawk Moth | | Cizara ardeniae Lewin, 1805 | Cizara hawk moth | | Coequosa australasiae Donovan, 1805 | | | Coequosa triangularis Donovan, 1805 | Double haded hawk moth | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856 | | | Opodiphthera astrophela Walker, 1855 | Emperor Moth | | Opodiphthera rhythmica Turner, 1936 | | | Panacela nyctopa Turner, 1922 | | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Syntherata janetta White, 1843 | | | Tetrachroa edwardsi Olliff, 1890 | | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra clotho clotho Drury, 1773 | | | Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra latreillii lucasii Walker, 1856 | Latreille's hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra oldenlandiae oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | | | Theretra queenslandi Lucas, 1891 | Queensland hawk moth | | Theretra tryoni Miskin, 1891 | Tryon´s hawk moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in NSW North Coast | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 11
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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