Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 183
714
926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 182
712
924 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 173
680
877 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 130
592
782 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
158
254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
158
254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
158
254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
131
218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
130
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 1
11
33 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Torres Strait Islands
1 Family width 33 Species
Genera for Torres Strait Islands
11 Genera with 33 Species | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1777 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1903 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 2001 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1856 | | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Torres Strait Islands
33 Species | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis moorei (W.J. Macleay, 1866) | ⇒ Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Gnathothlibus australiensis Lachlan, 2004 | | | Gnathothlibus eras (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Macroglossum alcedo Boisduval, 1832 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Macroglossum insipida Butler, 1875 | Hermit hummingbird hawkmoth | | Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum rectans Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Nephele hespera Fabricius, 1775 | Crepuscular hawkmoth | | Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856 | | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001 | | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra indistincta Butler, 1877 | | | Theretra inornata Walker, 1865 | | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Torres Strait Islands
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