Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for West Australia (Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 523
5410
14010 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 520
5396
13995 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 501
5312
13850 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 323
4018
11222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 75
1433
2851 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
1433
2851 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
1426
2816 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
796
1636 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 22
712
1440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
28
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West Australia
6 Families width 37 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for West Australia
28 Genera with 37 Species
| Acosmeryx Boisduval, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attacus Linnaeus, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Mulberry silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carthaea Walker, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenotes Rothschild &..., 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endromis Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1832 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hopliocnema Rothschild &..., 2012 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imber Moulds , Tut..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Langia Moore, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lemonia Hübner, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucomonia Rothschild &..., 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opodiphthera Wallengren, 1843 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1758 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntherata Maassen, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1876 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Titaea Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zacria Haxaire & Me..., 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Australia
37 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Attacus wardi W. Rothschild, 1910 | Atlas Moth | | Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 | Common silk moth | | Carthaea saturnioides Walker, 1858 | Carthaeid Moth | | 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 | | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Endromis versicolora Linnaeus, 1758 | Kentish Glory | | Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion scrofa Boisduval, 1832 | Coprosma Hawk Moth | | Hopliocnema brachycera Lower, 1897 | Desert Hawk Moth | | Hopliocnema lacunosa Tuttle , Mou..., 2012 | | | Hopliocnema ochra Tuttle , Mou..., 2012 | | | Hyles livornicoides Lucas, 1892 | Australian Striped Hawk Moth | | Imber tropicus Moulds, 1983 | | | Langia tropicus (Moulds, 1983) | ⇒ Imber tropicus Moulds, 1983 | | Lemonia balcanica cis Zolotuhin, 1994 | | | Leucomonia bethia Kirby, 1877 | | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Macroglossum vacillans Walker, 1865 | | | Nephele subvaria Walker, 1856 | | | Opodiphthera eucalypti Scott, 1864 | Emperor Gum Moth | | Opodiphthera helena White, 1843 | Helena Emperor Moth | | Psilogramma exigua Brechlin & K..., 2010 | | | Saturnia (Eudia) pavonia Linnaeus, 1758 | Emperor | | Syntherata melvilla (Westwood, 1853) | ⇒ Syntherata janetta White, 1843 | | Theretra latreillei MacLeay, 1827 | Pale Brown Hawk Moth | | Theretra margarita Kirby, 1877 | | | Theretra oldenlandiae Fabricius, 1775 | Impatiens Hawk Moth | | Theretra silhetensis Walker, 1856 | Brown-banded hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra silhetensis intersecta Butler, 1876 | | | Titaea orsinome Hübner, 1823 | | | Zacria vojtechi Haxaire & Me..., 2003 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in West Australia | Family | Bombycidae
Latreille, 1802
Lappet moths, Silkworm Moths, Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Carthaeidae
Common, 1966
Australian Silkworm Moths, Australian Silkworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Endromidae
Boisduval, 1828
Glory Moths, Kentish Glory | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 17
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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