Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Papua Region (Papua New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 154
900
2570 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 153
898
2567 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 147
875
2529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 123
812
2363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
206
436 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
206
436 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
206
436 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
185
409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
184
408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
13
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Papua Region
2 Families width 14 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Papua Region
13 Genera with 14 Species | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coscinocera Butler, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megacorma W. Rothschil..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neodiphthera Fletcher, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntherata Maassen, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1916 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Papua Region
14 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acosmeryx miskini Murray, 1873 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx dohertyi dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Angonyx papuana Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876 | Hercules Moth | | Daphnis placida placida Walker, 1856 | | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Megacorma obliqua obliqua Walker, 1856 | | | Neodiphthera venusta Rothschild &..., 1907 | | | Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001 | | | Theretra indistincta papuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Theretra insularis insularis Swinhoe, 1892 | | | Theretra radiosa Rothschild &..., 1916 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Papua Region | 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 | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 10
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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