Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Oceania (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 994
29345
172480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 990
29308
172389 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 930
28885
170923 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 567
22062
142256 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 107
6568
31448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 105
6528
31361 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 98
6492
31158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 36
3755
17128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 30
3262
14459 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 9
146
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Oceania
9 Families width 517 Species and 87 Subspecies
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Oceania | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 9
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Brahmaeidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Brahmin Moths | 1
1 | Genus
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
124 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 75
292 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
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