Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Northern Territory (Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 415
4034
8898 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 413
4027
8894 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 399
3958
8764 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 264
3036
7110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1087
1828 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 62
1087
1828 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 62
1087
1828 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
596
1053 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
528
949 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
26
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Northern Territory
2 Families width 53 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Northern Territory
26 Genera with 53 Species
| Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1826 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Austrocaligula Cockerell, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1777 | Bee Hawk Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Coenotes Rothschild &..., 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coequosa Walker, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coscinocera Butler, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hopliocnema Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Imber Moulds , Tut..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Langia Moore, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucomonia Rothschild &..., 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neodiphthera Fletcher, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1891 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 2011 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Synoecha Rothschild &..., 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntherata Maassen, 1853 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1891 | | 11 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northern Territory
53 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826 | Godart´s Hawk Moth | | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Attacus wardi W. Rothschild, 1910 | Atlas Moth | | Austrocaligula carnea Sonthonnax, 1899 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes kingi MacLeay, 1827 | | | Cephonodes kingii Mcleay, 1826 | Bee Hawk Moth | | Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Coenotes eremophilae Lucas, 1891 | Sandal-box hawk moth | | Coequosa triangularis Donovan, 1805 | Double haded hawk moth | | Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876 | Hercules Moth | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis moorei (W.J. Macleay, 1866) | ⇒ Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Hopliocnema brachycera Lower, 1897 | Desert Hawk Moth | | Hyles linearis (Esper, 1779) | ⇒ Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892 | | Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892 | Australian Striped Hawk Moth | | Imber tropicus Moulds, 1983 | | | Langia tropicus (Moulds, 1983) | ⇒ Imber tropicus Moulds, 1983 | | Leucomonia bethia Kirby, 1877 | | | Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | | Macroglossum rectans Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865 | | | Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856 | | | Opodiphthera carnea (Sonthonnax, 1899) | ⇒ Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891 | | Opodiphthera engaea Turner, 1922 | Saturniid Moth | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891 | Mistletoe Emperor Moth | | Psilogramma argos Moulds & Lane, 1999 | Argos hawk moth | | Psilogramma exigua Brechlin & K..., 2010 | | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Psilogramma penumbra D. Lane , Mo..., 2011 | | | Synoecha marmorata Lucas, 1891 | | | Syntherata janetta White, 1843 | | | Syntherata melvilla (Westwood, 1853) | ⇒ Syntherata janetta White, 1843 | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877 | | | Theretra inornata Walker, 1865 | | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877 | | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra oldenlandiae oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra silhetensis intersecta Butler, 1876 | | | Theretra turneri Lucas, 1891 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Northern Territory | 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 | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 19
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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