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Checklist of Tribe Acherontiini Boisduval, 1875
for Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2109
116061
1221557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2100
115859
1220540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1811
113709
1208758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
928
84435
1006159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
146
21767
211345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
134
21587
210929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
123
21452
209960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
44
13271
133903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
37
11731
117439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
10
653
6397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
272
2398
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths
56
472
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcherontiini
Boisduval, 1875
5
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
5 Genera with 45 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1847Death's head Hawk Moths17SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 190424SpeciesTaxom
Callosphingia Rothschild &..., 19152SpeciesTaxom
Coelonia Rothschild &..., 183314SpeciesTaxom
Megacorma W. Rothschil..., 06SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
45 Species and 13 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 lachesis lachesis Oberthür & ..., 1922
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 crathis (Rothschild-&..., 1903)⇒ Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847
Acherontia styx medusa Moore, , 1858
Acherontia styx styx Westwood, 1847
Agrius abadonna Fabricius, 1798
Agrius batatae (Christoph, 1884)⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Agrius convulvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius cordiae Riotte, 1984
Agrius distans Butler, 1874
Agrius druraei (Donovan, 1810)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius elegans (Walker, 1865)⇒ Agrius luctifera Walker, 1865
Agrius eremitus (Hübner, 1823)⇒ Lintneria eremitus Hübner, 1823
Agrius fasciatus Rothschild, 1894
Agrius godarti MacLeay, 1826Godart´s Hawk Moth
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 marshallensis (Clark, 1922)⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius orientalis (Butler, 1877)⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius peitaihoensis (Clark, 1922)⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius pseudoconvolvuli (Schaufuss, 1870)⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Agrius rothschildi I.J. Kitchin..., 2000
Agrius tahitiensis (Tutt, 1904)⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758
Callosphingia circe Fawcett, 1915
Coelonia brevis Rothschild &..., 1915
Coelonia comoroana Clark, 1927
Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875Fulvous Sphinx
Coelonia fulvinotata fulvinotata Butler, 1875
Coelonia grisescens Saalmüller, 1884
Coelonia insularis Basquin, 2018
Coelonia mauritii (Butler, 1877)⇒ Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875
Coelonia nigrescens Basquin, 1992
Coelonia pottgensi Deschamps, 2023
Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833
Coelonia solani comoroana Clark, 1927
Coelonia solani grisescens Saalmüller, 1884
Coelonia solani solani Boisduval, 1833
Megacorma obliqua Walker, 1856Black-belted hawkmoth
Megacorma obliqua iorioi
Megacorma obliqua obliqua Walker, 1856
Megacorma obliqua remota Jordan, 1924
Megacorma obliqua schroederi


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