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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Aldabra Atoll (Aldabra Group, Seychelles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
114
379
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
114
379
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
110
373
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
86
332
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
217
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
32
217
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
32
217
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
105
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
95
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aldabra Atoll
1 Family width 7 Species and 3 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aldabra Atoll
5 Genera with 7 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Batocnema Rothschild &..., 19093SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1771Bee Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 20211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aldabra Atoll
7 Species and 3 Subspecies
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Batocnema aldabrensis Aurivillius, 1909
Batocnema coquerelii Boisduval, 1875
Batocnema coquerelii aldabrensis Aurivillius, 1909
Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth
Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion geryon Boisduval, 1875
Temnora fumosa seychellensis Bolotov & Sp..., 2021

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Aldabra Atoll
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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