Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region New Caledonia (Melanesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 347
2297
5212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 345
2295
5211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 333
2257
5157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 213
1701
4008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
330
541 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
327
536 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
326
535 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
253
441 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
220
378 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
10
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for New Caledonia
2 Families width 23 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for New Caledonia
10 Genera with 23 Species | Agrius Hübner, 2000 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1894 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Compsulyx Holloway, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1773 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Titaea Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for New Caledonia
23 Species and 5 Subspecies | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius fasciatus Rothschild, 1894 | | | Agrius rothschildi I.J. Kitchin..., 2000 | | | Cephonodes lifuensis Rothschild, 1894 | | | Compsulyx cochereaui Viette, 1971 | | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Daphnis placida placida Walker, 1856 | | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Gnathothlibus erotus eras Boisduval, 1832 | | | Hippotion albolineata (Carcasson, 1968) | ⇒ Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion griseola (Rothschild, 1894) | ⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | | Hippotion lifuensis (Rothschild, 1894) | ⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | | Hippotion rosea (Closs, 1911) | ⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Macroglossum corythus fuscicauda Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum hirundo lifuensis Rothschild, 1894 | | | Psilogramma lifuense (Rothschild, 1894) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Psilogramma menephron lifuense Rothschild, 1903 | | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra lifuensis (Rothschild, 1894) | ⇒ Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Titaea orsinome Hübner, 1823 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in New Caledonia | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 9
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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