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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Alaotra-Mangoro (Toamasina Province, Madagascar)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
61
323
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
61
323
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
52
291
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
291
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
233
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
233
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
30
233
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
146
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
114
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alaotra-Mangoro
2 Families width 4 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alaotra-Mangoro
3 Genera with 4 Species
Afroptilum Gillies, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Theretra Hübner, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alaotra-Mangoro
4 Species
Afroptilum confusum Lugo-Ortiz &..., 1998
Afroptilum lepidum Lugo-Ortiz &..., 1998
Hippotion griveaudi Carcasson, 1968
Theretra megalesia Viette, 1956

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Alaotra-Mangoro
FamilySaturniidae
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
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bombycoidea at artfakta.se
Bombycoidea at dyntaxa.se
Bombycoidea at itis.gov