Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Oceania (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 999
29305
172244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 995
29268
172152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 935
28859
170700 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 570
22108
142188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 107
6597
31470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 105
6557
31383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 98
6521
31181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 35
3763
17119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 29
3265
14448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 8
144
516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Oceania
8 Families width 516 Species and 88 Subspecies
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Oceania | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 9
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Carthaeidae
Common, 1966
Australian Silkworm Moths, Australian Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Glory Moths, Kentish Glory | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 17
64 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mirinidae
Kozlov, 1985
| 1
0 | 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 | 40
125 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 74
291 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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