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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Northland Peninsula (North Island, New Zealand)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
265
1077
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
264
1076
1295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
252
1047
1262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
839
1022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
234
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
232
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
228
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
102
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
81
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northland Peninsula
2 Families width 4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northland Peninsula
4 Genera with 4 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ludia Wallengren, 01SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Opodiphthera Wallengren, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northland Peninsula
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Ludia obscura aora
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864Emperor Gum Moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Northland Peninsula
FamilySaturniidae
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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