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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Glorioso Islands (Comoro Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
6
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
6
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
6
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
5
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
4
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Glorioso Islands
4 Families width 13 Species and 3 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae (Leach, 1815)Erebid Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Glorioso Islands
10 Genera with 13 Species
Cephonodes Hübner, 1771Bee Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Cyligramma Boisduval, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dysgonia Hübner, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Pioneabathra J. C. Shaffe..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Sphingomorpha Guenée, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Spoladea Guenée, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Trigonodes Guenée, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths3SpeciesTaxom
Xanthodes Guenée, 17941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Glorioso Islands
13 Species and 3 Subspecies
Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth
Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771
Cyligramma latona Cramer, 1775Cream-striped owl
Dysgonia algira Linnaeus, 1767Passenger
Dysgonia torrida Guenée, 1852Jigsaw
Hippotion aurora Rothschild &..., 1903
Hippotion aurora gloriosana Rothschild &..., 1915
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Pioneabathra olesialis Walker, 1859
Sphingomorpha chlorea Cramer, 1777
Spoladea recurvalis Fabricius, 1775Beet webworm
Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779Chaciope Deliana
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) lactea Butler, 1884
Utetheisa lactea aldabrensis Fletcher T. B., 1910
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758
Xanthodes albago Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Glorioso Islands
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
4
10
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


Links, sources and further information
Lepidoptera at arkansaslepidopterasurvey.net
Lepidoptera at butterflies.bcghana.org
Lepidoptera at mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu
Lepidoptera at afromoths.net
Lepidoptera at butterfliesofamerica.com
Lepidoptera at leps.it
Lepidoptera at papua-insects.nl
Lepidoptera at tyllinen.eu
Lepidoptera at abdb-africa.org
Lepidoptera at artfakta.se
Lepidoptera at dyntaxa.se
Lepidoptera at gbif.org
Lepidoptera at irmng.org
Lepidoptera at itis.gov