Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Anjouan (Comoros)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 34
147
208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 34
147
208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 34
147
208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 29
142
204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
92
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
92
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
92
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
75
101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
74
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
14
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Anjouan
2 Families width 21 Species and 9 Subspecies
Genera for Anjouan
14 Genera with 21 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antherina Sonthonnax, 1965 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Batocnema Rothschild &..., 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1875 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Maassenia Saalmüller, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1996 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Panogena Rothschild &..., 1960 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Anjouan
21 Species and 9 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Antherina suraka Boisduval, 1833 | Suraka Silk Moth | | Antherina suraka comorana Viette, 1965 | | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Batocnema coquerelii Boisduval, 1875 | | | Batocnema coquerelii anjouanensis Viette, 1982 | | | Batocnema coquerelii comorana Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Euchloron megaera lacordairei Boisduval, 1833 | | | Hippotion aurora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion geryon Boisduval, 1875 | | | Maassenia heydeni Saalmuller, 1884 | | | Maassenia heydeni comorana Rothschild &..., 1915 | | | Nephele comoroana Clark, 1923 | | | Nephele densoi Keferstein, 1870 | | | Nephele funebris Fabricius, 1793 | Funereal Nephele | | Nephele oenopion Hübner, 1824 | Yellow Barred Nephele | | Nephele oenopion transitoria Turlin, 1996 | | | Panogena jasmini Boisduval, 1875 | | | Panogena jasmini jasmini Boisduval, 1875 | | | Panogena lingens Butler, 1877 | | | Panogena lingens comorana Griveaud, 1960 | | | Pseudoclanis grandidieri comorana Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Temnora leighi Rothschild &..., 1915 | | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Anjouan | Family | Saturniidae
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
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 13
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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