Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Tasmania (Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 517
4089
8321 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 513
4082
8315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 493
4035
8248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 338
3289
7100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 65
990
1919 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 64
989
1918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 63
980
1893 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
582
1161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
516
992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tasmania
5 Families width 19 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Tasmania
17 Genera with 19 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Antheraea Hübner, 1819 | Tussah moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nigasa Walker, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1843 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panacela Walker, 1807 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Titaea Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tasmania
19 Species and 3 Subspecies | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856 | | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum micacea micacea Walker, 1856 | | | Nigasa subpurpurea Walker, 1860 | | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Opodiphthera helena White, 1843 | Helena Emperor Moth | | Panacela lewinae Lewin, 1807 | Bag-shelter Moth | | Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852 | Clarkia Sphinx Moth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Titaea orsinome Hübner, 1823 | | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Tasmania | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 2
2 | Genera
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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 9
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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