Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Queensland (East Australia, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 706
10442
32583 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 702
10428
32570 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 668
10283
32244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 420
8104
27178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 85
2805
7766 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 83
2802
7761 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 81
2793
7738 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1577
4082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 22
1357
3495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
57
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Queensland
5 Families width 128 Species and 24 Subspecies
Genera for Queensland
57 Genera with 128 Species
| Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1873 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1877 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1826 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Andraca Walker, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1819 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1777 | Bee Hawk Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Cerbernoton | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cerberonoton Zolotuhin & ..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cizara Walker, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenotes Rothschild &..., 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coequosa Walker, 1805 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coscinocera Butler, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cotana Walker, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1874 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnusa Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diludia Grote & Robi..., 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ebbepterote Oberprieler ..., 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elachyophtalma Felder, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterote Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gastridiota Turner, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1758 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1875 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Hopliocnema Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imber Moulds , Tut..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Langia Moore, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucomonia Rothschild &..., 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucostrophus Rothschild &..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1865 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Meganoton Boisduval, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neodiphthera Fletcher, 1928 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Olceclostera Butler, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1924 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Panacela Walker, 1922 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Philampelus Harris, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoangonyx Eitschberger, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 2001 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ptiloscola Michener, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Synoecha Rothschild &..., 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntherata Maassen, 2010 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrachroa Rothschild &..., 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1891 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Titaea Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Queensland
128 Species and 24 Subspecies | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Acosmeryx anceus anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Acosmeryx daulis (Stoll, 1781) | ⇒ Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | Acosmeryx miskini Murray, 1873 | | | Actias gnoma gnoma Butler, 1877 | | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826 | Godart´s Hawk Moth | | Ambulyx dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Ambulyx wildei Miskin, 1891 | | | Andraca (Chrypathemola) apodecta Swinhoe, 1907 | | | Andraca adoxima (Turner, 1902) | ⇒ Gastridiota adoxima Turner, 1902 | | Angonyx excellens (Rothschild, 1911) | ⇒ Angonyx meeki Rothschild &..., 1903 | | Angonyx papuana Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas australis Kitching & C..., 2000 | | | Cephonodes hylas hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Cephonodes janus Miskin, 1891 | | | Cephonodes janus janus | | | Cephonodes kingi MacLeay, 1827 | | | Cephonodes kingii Mcleay, 1826 | Bee Hawk Moth | | Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Cerbernoton rufescens Butler, 1875 | | | Cerbernoton rufescens rufescens | | | Cerberonoton rubescens Butler, 1876 | | | Cizara ardeniae Lewin, 1805 | Cizara hawk moth | | Coenotes eremophilae Lucas, 1891 | Sandal-box hawk moth | | Coequosa australasiae Donovan, 1805 | | | Coequosa triangularis Donovan, 1805 | Double haded hawk moth | | Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876 | Hercules Moth | | Cotana neurina Turner, 1922 | | | Cotana serranotata T.P. Lucas, 1894 | | | Daphnis dohertyi Rothschild, 1897 | | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis hypothous hypothous Cramer, 1780 | | | Daphnis moorei (W.J. Macleay, 1866) | ⇒ Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Daphnis placida placida Walker, 1856 | | | Daphnis protrudens R.Felder, 1874 | | | Daphnis protrudens protrudens Felder, 1874 | | | Diludia nebulosa Butler, 1876 | | | Ebbepterote expansa T.P. Lucas, 1891 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eupanacra splendens Rothschild, 1894 | | | Eupanacra splendens splendens Rothschild, 1894 | | | Eupterote expansa T.P. Lucas, 1891 | | | Gastridiota adoxima Turner, 1902 | | | Gnathothlibus australiensis Lachlan, 2004 | | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) fuciformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad-bordered Bee Hawk | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion lignaria (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion yorkii (Boisduval, 1875) | ⇒ Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | | Hopliocnema brachycera Lower, 1897 | Desert Hawk Moth | | Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892 | Australian Striped Hawk Moth | | Imber tropicus Moulds, 1983 | | | Langia tropicus (Moulds, 1983) | ⇒ Imber tropicus Moulds, 1983 | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Leucomonia bethia Kirby, 1877 | | | Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | Swallow Hawk | | Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Macroglossum alcedo Boisduval, 1832 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum divergens queenslandi Clark, 1927 | | | Macroglossum dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Macroglossum heliophila Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Macroglossum hirundo errans Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875 | Hermit hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum insipida papuanum Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum joannisi Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum micacea albibase (Rothschild, 1905) | ⇒ Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856 | | Macroglossum micacea micacea Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum nubilum Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum prometheus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum rectans Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum tenebrosa Lucas, 1891 | Brushtail hawk moth | | Macroglossum troglodytus Boisduval, 1875 | | | Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865 | | | Meganoton rufescens Butler, 1875 | | | Neodiphthera rhythmica Turner, 1936 | | | Neodiphthera saccopeoa Turner, 1928 | | | Nephele hespera Fabricius, 1775 | Crepuscular hawkmoth | | Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856 | | | Olceclostera mutusca Schaus, 1892 | | | Opodiphthera astrophela Walker, 1855 | Emperor Moth | | Opodiphthera carnea (Sonthonnax, 1899) | ⇒ Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891 | | Opodiphthera engaea Turner, 1922 | Saturniid Moth | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Opodiphthera excavus Lane, 1995 | | | Opodiphthera fervida Jordan, 1910 | Saturniid Moth | | Opodiphthera helena White, 1843 | Helena Emperor Moth | | Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891 | Mistletoe Emperor Moth | | Opodiphthera rhythmica Turner, 1936 | | | Opodiphthera saccopoea Turner, 1924 | | | Panacela lewinae Lewin, 1807 | Bag-shelter Moth | | Panacela nyctopa Turner, 1922 | | | Panacela syntropha Turner, 1922 | | | Pseudoangonyx excellens Rothschild, 1911 | | | Psilogramma argos Moulds & Lane, 1999 | Argos hawk moth | | Psilogramma casuarinae (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Psilogramma exigua Brechlin & K..., 2010 | | | Psilogramma maxmouldsi Eitschberger, 2001 | | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001 | | | Ptiloscola lasiocampa Bryk, 1953 | | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Sphinx irus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889 | | Sphinx thelebas (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889 | | Synoecha marmorata Lucas, 1891 | | | Syntherata escarlata D.A. Lane, E..., 2010 | | | Syntherata janetta White, 1843 | | | Syntherata mirata D.A. Lane, E..., 2010 | | | Tetrachroa edwardsi Olliff, 1890 | | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra clotho clotho Drury, 1773 | | | Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877 | | | Theretra indistincta indistincta Butler, 1877 | | | Theretra inornata Walker, 1865 | | | Theretra latreilii MacLeay, 1826 | | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra latreillii latreillii W.S. Macleay, 1826 | | | Theretra latreillii lucasii Walker, 1856 | Latreille's hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877 | | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra oldenlandiae firmata Walker, 1856 | | | Theretra oldenlandiae oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | | | Theretra queenslandi Lucas, 1891 | Queensland hawk moth | | Theretra radiosa Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra silhetensis intersecta Butler, 1876 | | | Theretra tryoni Miskin, 1891 | Tryon´s hawk moth | | Theretra turneri Lucas, 1891 | | | Titaea orsinome Hübner, 1823 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Queensland | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1
1 | 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 | 12
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 35
92 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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