Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Tablelands (Far North Queensland, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
1690
2359 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
1688
2359 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 292
1616
2249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 197
1342
1889 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 51
516
632 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 51
516
632 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
515
630 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
349
452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
303
411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 4
15
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tablelands (Queensland)
4 Families width 29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Tablelands (Queensland)
15 Genera with 29 Species | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1826 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coscinocera Butler, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ebbepterote Oberprieler ..., 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1865 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 2001 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Syntherata Maassen, 1873 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrachroa Rothschild &..., 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1891 | | 9 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tablelands (Queensland)
29 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826 | Godart´s Hawk Moth | | Coscinocera hercules Miskin, 1876 | Hercules Moth | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Ebbepterote expansa T.P. Lucas, 1891 | | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892 | Australian Striped Hawk Moth | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Macroglossum alcedo Boisduval, 1832 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum tenebrosa Lucas, 1891 | Brushtail hawk moth | | Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865 | | | Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856 | | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Psilogramma exigua Brechlin & K..., 2010 | | | Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001 | | | Tetrachroa edwardsi Olliff, 1890 | | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877 | | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra latreillii MacLeay, 1826 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877 | | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra queenslandi Lucas, 1891 | Queensland hawk moth | | Theretra tryoni Miskin, 1891 | Tryon´s hawk moth | | Theretra turneri Lucas, 1891 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Tablelands (Queensland) | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lemoniidae
Hampson, 1918
Autumn Silkworm 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 | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 10
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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