Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for South Australia (Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 460
4254
10534 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 459
4251
10531 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 440
4182
10425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 278
3052
8294 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
949
2023 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 62
949
2023 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
942
2003 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
505
1134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
438
983 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
14
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South Australia
2 Families width 21 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for South Australia
14 Genera with 21 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1826 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Asthenia Westwood, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1832 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hopliocnema Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1891 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Australia
21 Species and 4 Subspecies | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826 | Godart´s Hawk Moth | | Ambulyx dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Ambulyx dohertyi dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Asthenia transversaria salax Jordan, 1924 | | | Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Hopliocnema brachycera Lower, 1897 | Desert Hawk Moth | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892 | Australian Striped Hawk Moth | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Opodiphthera helena White, 1843 | Helena Emperor Moth | | Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891 | Mistletoe Emperor Moth | | Pseudoclanis kenyae (Clark, 1928) | ⇒ Pseudoclanis postica Walker, 1856 | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra oldenlandiae oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in South Australia | 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 | 4
7 | Genera
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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