Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Townsville (North Queensland, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 189
941
1376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 189
941
1376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 178
917
1346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 136
801
1207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
316
425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
316
425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
316
425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
216
309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
206
302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
16
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Townsville
2 Families width 32 Species
Genera for Townsville
16 Genera with 32 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1826 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1777 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenotes Rothschild &..., 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1874 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neodiphthera Fletcher, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Syntherata Maassen, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1891 | | 6 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Townsville
32 Species | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826 | Godart´s Hawk Moth | | Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Coenotes eremophilae Lucas, 1891 | Sandal-box hawk moth | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis moorei (W.J. Macleay, 1866) | ⇒ Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Daphnis protrudens R.Felder, 1874 | | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eupanacra splendens Rothschild, 1894 | | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hippotion boerhaviae Fabricius, 1775 | Hippotion Sphinx Moth | | Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892 | Australian Striped Hawk Moth | | Macroglossum micacea Walker, 1856 | | | Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856 | | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891 | Mistletoe Emperor Moth | | Psilogramma casuarinae (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Psilogramma exigua Brechlin & K..., 2010 | | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Syntherata janetta White, 1843 | | | Theretra clotho Drury, 1773 | Common hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877 | | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra queenslandi Lucas, 1891 | Queensland hawk moth | | Theretra turneri Lucas, 1891 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Townsville | 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
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 13
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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