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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
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths33SpeciesTaxom
Carthaeidae Common, 1966Australian Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Endromidae Boisduval, 1828Glory Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths64SpeciesTaxom
Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918Autumn Silkworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Mirinidae (Kozlov, 1985)0SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths125SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths291SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Oceania
FamilyBombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms
9
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarthaeidae
Common, 1966
Australian Silkworm Moths, Australian Silkworms
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEndromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Glory Moths, Kentish Glory
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths
17
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMirinidae
Kozlov, 1985
1
0
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
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
40
125
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
74
291
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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