Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Solomon Islands (Melanesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 399
3470
6555 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 399
3470
6555 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 381
3397
6416 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 250
2729
5303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 57
844
1497 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 56
843
1497 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
843
1497 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
585
1106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
542
1036 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
42
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Solomon Islands
4 Families width 73 Species and 15 Subspecies
Genera for Solomon Islands
42 Genera with 73 Species
| Aellopos Hübner, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1923 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Amphion Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cautethia Grote, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citheronia Hübner, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coequosa Walker, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1874 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dirphia Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 2003 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1872 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1903 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Madoryx Boisduval, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Megacorma W. Rothschil..., 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meganoton Boisduval, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mirina Staudinger, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachylia Walker, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phryxus Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Titaea Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Solomon Islands
73 Species and 15 Subspecies | Aellopos tantalus Linnaeus, 1758 | Tantalus Sphinx | | Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777 | Titan Sphinx | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Ambulyx dohertyi salomonis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Ambulyx meeki Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Ambulyx meeki makirae Tennent & Ki..., 1998 | | | Ambulyx meeki meeki Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Ambulyx meeki pyrrhina Jordan, 1923 | | | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Angonyx boisduvali Rothschild, 1894 | | | Angonyx meeki Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Callosamia securifera Maassen, 1873 | Carolina silk moth | | Cautethia grotei Edwards, 1882 | Grote's Sphinx | | Cautethia spuria Boisduval, 1875 | Fourspot flounder | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Citheronia lobesis Rothschild, 1907 | | | Citheronia sepulcralis Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Pine devil | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Coequosa australasiae Donovan, 1805 | | | Daphnis dohertyi callusia Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis hypothous moorei | | | Daphnis moorei (W.J. Macleay, 1866) | ⇒ Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | | Daphnis placida salomonis Rothschild &..., 1906 | | | Daphnis protrudens R.Felder, 1874 | | | Daphnis protrudens protrudens Felder, 1874 | | | Dirphia avia Stoll, 1780 | | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907 | | | Erinnyis alope Drury, 1773 | Alope Sphinx | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eumorpha fasciatus Sulzer, 1776 | Banded Sphinx | | Eumorpha labruscae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gaudy Sphinx | | Eumorpha typhon Klug, 1836 | Flatfishes | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Eupanacra splendens Rothschild, 1894 | | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Gnathothlibus erotus eras Boisduval, 1832 | | | Gnathothlibus vanuatuensis Lachlan & Mo..., 2003 | | | Hemileuca juno Packard, 1872 | Juno Buck Moth | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion commatum Rothschild &..., 1915 | | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Macroglossum adustum Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Macroglossum albigutta albigutta | | | Macroglossum albigutta floridense Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum castaneum Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum corythus fulvicaudata Butler, 1882 | | | Macroglossum phocinum Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Madoryx pseudothyreus Grote, 1865 | False windowed sphinx | | Manduca brontes Drury, 1773 | Cuban Sphinx Moth | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Megacorma obliqua remota Jordan, 1924 | | | Meganoton rufescens severina Miskin, 1891 | | | Pachylia ficus Linnaeus, 1758 | Fig sphinx | | Phryxus caicus Cramer, 1777 | Caicus Sphinx | | Protambulyx carteri Rothschild &..., 1903 | Carters sphinx | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Psilogramma salomonis Brechlin, 2001 | | | Sphinx irus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889 | | Sphinx thelebas (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889 | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth | | Titaea orsinome Hübner, 1823 | | | Xylophanes pluto Fabricius, 1777 | Pluto Sphinx | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Solomon Islands | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mirinidae
Kozlov, 1985
| 1
0 | 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 | 10
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 30
61 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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