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Checklist for Tribe Acherontiini Boisduval, 1875
and region Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1424
46886
383801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1418
46814
383608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1295
46047
379980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
722
33667
307519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
112
9330
62089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
107
9294
61998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
101
9252
61685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
38
6019
40818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
31
5342
35698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
8
281
1391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
145
802
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
29
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcherontiini
Boisduval, 1875
3
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
3 Genera with 23 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847Death's head Hawk Moths14SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 192211SpeciesTaxom
Megacorma W. Rothschil..., 04SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
23 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acherontia ariel (Westwood, 1847)⇒ Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Acherontia atropos atropos
Acherontia charon Closs, 1910
Acherontia circe (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798
Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798Bee robber
Acherontia lethe (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798
Acherontia morta (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798
Acherontia pseudatropos (Röber, 1933)⇒ Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847
Acherontia satanas (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798
Acherontia sculda (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758
Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847Death's-head Hawk Moth
Acherontia styx medusa Moore, , 1858
Acherontia styx styx Westwood, 1847
Agrius abadonna Fabricius, 1798
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Agrius elegans (Walker, 1865)⇒ Agrius luctifera Walker, 1865
Agrius ichangensis (Tutt, 1904)⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius indica (Skell., 1913)⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius javanensis (Tutt, 1904)⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius luctifera Walker, 1865
Agrius orientalis (Butler, 1877)⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius peitaihoensis (Clark, 1922)⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Megacorma obliqua Walker, 1856Black-belted hawkmoth
Megacorma obliqua iorioi
Megacorma obliqua obliqua Walker, 1856
Megacorma obliqua schroederi


Links, sources and further information
Acherontiini at itis.gov