Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 527
5392
17066 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 524
5387
17059 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 498
5315
16945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 331
4274
14282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1031
3185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 63
1026
3155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1009
3085 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
601
1577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
516
1310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
20
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for New Zealand
3 Families width 24 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for New Zealand
20 Genera with 24 Species | Actias Leach, 1807 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroptilum Gillies, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1874 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1855 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligula Moore, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cizara Walker, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1881 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1843 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Titaea Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for New Zealand
24 Species and 3 Subspecies | Actias selene Hübner, 1807 | Indian Luna Moth | | Afroptilum sudafricanum Lestage, 1924 | | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius distans Butler, 1874 | | | Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855 | Chinese oak silk moth | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Caligula simla Westwood, 1847 | | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Cizara ardeniae Lewin, 1805 | Cizara hawk moth | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Daphnis placida placida Walker, 1856 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Hemileuca neumoegeni H. Edwards, 1881 | Neumoegen's Buckmoth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933 | | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Opodiphthera helena White, 1843 | Helena Emperor Moth | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Titaea orsinome Hübner, 1823 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in New Zealand | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 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 | 12
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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