Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea (Hawk-moths) for New Zealand (Polynesia)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	522 5284 16862	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	519 5279 16855	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	494 5208 16743	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	331 4187 14110	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	64 980 3073	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	63 975 3043	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	60 958 2973	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	21 558 1475	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	16 475 1212	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx	3 19 23	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for New Zealand
3 Families width 23 Species and 3 Subspecies

Genera for New Zealand
19 Genera with 23 Species

Species list for New Zealand
23 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
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	11 12	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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