Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Society Islands (French Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 166
574
931 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 166
574
931 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 161
565
919 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 109
467
808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
120
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
120
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
120
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
78
101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
75
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
6
7 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Society Islands
2 Families width 7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Society Islands
6 Genera with 7 Species
Species list for Society Islands
7 Species and 1 Subspecies | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Gnathothlibus collardi Haxaire, 2002 | | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933 | | | Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Macroglossum hirundo hirundo Boisduval, 1832 | | | Philodila astyanor Boisduval, 1875 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Society Islands | 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 | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information
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