Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Sydney (Sydney Basin, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 272
1626
2543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 272
1626
2543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 258
1591
2499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 183
1365
2236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 51
387
546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 51
387
546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
383
542 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
244
350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
234
340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
11
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sydney
3 Families width 18 Species
Genera for Sydney
11 Genera with 18 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1826 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cizara Walker, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coequosa Walker, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panacela Walker, 1807 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrachroa Rothschild &..., 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1891 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sydney
18 Species | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826 | Godart´s Hawk Moth | | Cizara ardeniae Lewin, 1805 | Cizara hawk moth | | Coequosa australasiae Donovan, 1805 | | | Coequosa triangularis Donovan, 1805 | Double haded hawk moth | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Panacela lewinae Lewin, 1807 | Bag-shelter Moth | | Psilogramma casuarinae (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Tetrachroa edwardsi Olliff, 1890 | | | Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra queenslandi Lucas, 1891 | Queensland hawk moth | | Theretra tryoni Miskin, 1891 | Tryon´s hawk moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Sydney | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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