Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Western New Guinea (Indonesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 243
2398
8447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 242
2396
8444 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 227
2324
8182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 160
2031
7435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
626
2143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
626
2143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 36
626
2143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
540
1895 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
365
1129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
16
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Western New Guinea
2 Families width 29 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Western New Guinea
16 Genera with 29 Species | Acosmeryx Boisduval, 2007 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ambulyx Westwood, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Angonyx Boisduval, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coscinocera Butler, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1856 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupanacra Cadiou & Hol..., 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1892 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lobobunaea Packard, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megacorma W. Rothschil..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neodiphthera Fletcher, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogramma Rothschild &..., 2001 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntherata Maassen, 2010 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1916 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Western New Guinea
29 Species and 6 Subspecies | Acosmeryx anceus anceus Stoll, 1781 | | | Acosmeryx miskinoides Vaglia & Hax..., 2007 | | | Ambulyx dohertyi dohertyi Rothschild, 1894 | | | Ambulyx jordani Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | | Angonyx papuana Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Cechenena helops papuana Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Daphnis dohertyi Rothschild, 1897 | | | Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | Jade hawkmoth | | Daphnis moorei (W.J. Macleay, 1866) | ⇒ Daphnis hypothous Cramer, 1780 | | Daphnis placida Walker, 1856 | | | Enyo lyctus Walker, 1856 | | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Eupanacra splendens splendens Rothschild, 1894 | | | Hippotion brennus Stoll, 1782 | | | Hippotion brunnea Semper, 1896 | | | Hippotion joiceyi Clark, 1922 | | | Hippotion rosetta Swinhoe, 1892 | Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth | | Lobobunaea acetes Westwood, 1849 | | | Megacorma obliqua obliqua Walker, 1856 | | | Neodiphthera venusta Rothschild &..., 1907 | | | Psilogramma menephron Cramer, 1780 | Australian privet hawk moth | | Psilogramma papuensis Brechlin, 2001 | | | Syntherata arfakiana Brechlin, 2010 | | | Syntherata cernyi Brechlin, 2010 | | | Syntherata janetta White, 1843 | | | Syntherata parvoantennata Brechlin, 2010 | | | Theretra indistincta papuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Theretra nessus Drury, 1773 | Orange-sided hunter hawkmoth | | Theretra radiosa Rothschild &..., 1916 | |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Western New Guinea | 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 | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 12
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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