Checklist for Tribe Acherontiini Boisduval, 1875
and region India (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 703
14141
56254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 699
14132
56242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 662
13883
55452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 420
10836
46964 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
4154
15751 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
4150
15742 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
4137
15700 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 31
2691
10546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 26
2470
9783 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 6
158
548 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms | 93
340 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sphinginae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths | 17
40 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Acherontiini
Boisduval, 1875
| 3
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for India
3 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for India
12 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Acherontia circe (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Acherontia lethe (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | | Acherontia morta (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | | Acherontia satanas (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | | Acherontia styx Westwood, 1847 | Death's-head Hawk Moth | | Agrius abadonna Fabricius, 1798 | | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Agrius orientalis (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | | Megacorma obliqua Walker, 1856 | Black-belted hawkmoth | | Megacorma obliqua obliqua Walker, 1856 | |
Links, sources and further information Acherontiini at itis.gov
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