Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Palau (Micronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 220
1151
1834 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 220
1151
1834 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 205
1100
1758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 127
768
1247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
297
392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
297
392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
297
392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
234
321 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
226
312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
13
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Palau
3 Families width 16 Species
Genera for Palau
13 Genera with 16 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1777 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnusa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterote Hübner, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ganisa Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pergesa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Palau
16 Species | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlas Moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Daphnusa ocellaris Walker, 1856 | | | Ganisa plana Walker, 1855 | | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875 | Hermit hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum sitiene Walker, 1856 | | | Pergesa acteus Cramer, 1779 | Green pergesa hawkmoth | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Sphinx irus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889 | | Sphinx thelebas (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889 | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Palau | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 2
1 | Genera
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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 10
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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