Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Victoria (East Australia, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 582
6369
15204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 579
6362
15200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 550
6238
14996 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 367
5101
13161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 71
1528
3456 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 71
1528
3456 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 70
1519
3423 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
868
1975 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 22
775
1713 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 5
38
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Victoria
5 Families width 50 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Victoria
38 Genera with 50 Species
| Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aellopos Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1826 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraeopsis Wood-Mason, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 0 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1826 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cizara Walker, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coequosa Walker, 1805 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eacles Hübner, 1773 | Imperial Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gracilanja Bouyer, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1855 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1832 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hopliocnema Rothschild &..., 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hygrochroa Packard, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Olceclostera Butler, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1891 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Panacela Walker, 1807 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 1780 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1837 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingicampa Walsh, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vingerhoedtia Bouyer, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Victoria
50 Species and 4 Subspecies | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777 | Titan Sphinx | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826 | Godart´s Hawk Moth | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Automeris larra larra | | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Cephonodes kingi MacLeay, 1827 | | | Cephonodes kingii Mcleay, 1826 | Bee Hawk Moth | | Cizara ardeniae Lewin, 1805 | Cizara hawk moth | | Coequosa australasiae Donovan, 1805 | | | Coequosa triangularis Donovan, 1805 | Double haded hawk moth | | Eacles imperialis Drury, 1773 | Imperial moth | | Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856 | | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Epiphora ploetzi Weymer, 1880 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777 | White-brow Hawk Moth | | Gracilanja polymorpha Aurivillius, 1893 | | | Hemaris thetis (Boisduval, 1855) | ⇒ Hemaris diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Hopliocnema brachycera Lower, 1897 | Desert Hawk Moth | | Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855 | Ceanothus silk moth | | Hyles linearis (Esper, 1779) | ⇒ Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892 | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892 | Australian Striped Hawk Moth | | Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933 | | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Olceclostera mutusca Schaus, 1892 | | | Opodiphthera engaea Turner, 1922 | Saturniid Moth | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Opodiphthera fervida Jordan, 1910 | Saturniid Moth | | Opodiphthera helena White, 1843 | Helena Emperor Moth | | Opodiphthera loranthi Lucas, 1891 | Mistletoe Emperor Moth | | Panacela lewinae Lewin, 1807 | Bag-shelter Moth | | Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852 | Clarkia Sphinx Moth | | Psilogramma casuarinae (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | | Psilogramma increta Walker, 1856 | Gray hawk moth | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Sphingicampa colla Dyar, 1907 | | | Sphingicampa heiligbrodti (Harvey, 1877) | ⇒ Syssphinx heiligbrodti Harvey, 1877 | | Sphinx drupiferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Plum sphinx | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Vingerhoedtia ruficollis Strand, 1911 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Victoria | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 4
3 | Genera
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 | 11
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 20
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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