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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region New England (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
179
695
1347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
179
695
1347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
162
660
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
549
1133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
141
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
141
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
141
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
110
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
107
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New England
1 Family width 5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802)Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New England
4 Genera with 5 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Coequosa Walker, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 19052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New England
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Coequosa australasiae Donovan, 1805
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832Coprosma Hawk Moth
Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856
Macroglossum micacea albibase (Rothschild, 1905)⇒ Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in New England
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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