Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Tahiti (Society Windward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 78
251
495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 78
251
495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 74
243
486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 56
210
445 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
45
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
45
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
45
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
27
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
26
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 1
4
4 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tahiti
1 Family width 4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Tahiti
4 Genera with 4 Species
Species list for Tahiti
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Tahiti
Links, sources and further information
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