Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Tasmania (Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 515
4089
8282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 511
4082
8276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 491
4035
8211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 336
3297
7080 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 65
1004
1940 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 64
1003
1939 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 63
994
1914 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
597
1183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
531
1014 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
25
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tasmania
5 Families width 28 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Tasmania
25 Genera with 28 Species
| Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callosamia Packard, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1775 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | 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 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Panacela Walker, 1807 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 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
28 Species and 3 Subspecies | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773 | Promethea moth | | Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856 | | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | 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 | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | 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 | 9
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 12
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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