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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region South Island (New Zealand)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
297
1454
2174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
296
1453
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
286
1435
2139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
204
1200
1724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
337
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
336
521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
36
331
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
230
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
201
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Island
2 Families width 5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Island
5 Genera with 5 Species
Antheraea Hübner, 1855Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1881Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Opodiphthera Wallengren, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Island
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Antheraea (Antheraea) pernyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Chinese oak silk moth
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Hemileuca neumoegeni H. Edwards, 1881Neumoegen's Buckmoth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864Emperor Gum Moth

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in South Island
FamilySaturniidae
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
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov