Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Vanua Levu (Fiji)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 37
227
341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 37
227
341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 35
225
338 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 33
223
337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 17
156
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 17
156
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
156
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
152
209 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
151
208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
10
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Vanua Levu
2 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Vanua Levu
10 Genera with 11 Species | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1903 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Vanua Levu
11 Species | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Cephonodes armatus Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Macroglossum godeffroyi Butler, 1882 | | | Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871 | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Psilogramma jordana (Bethune-Baker, 1905) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Vanua Levu | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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