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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
181
741
1213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
181
741
1213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
165
689
1130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
619
1062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
243
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
243
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
243
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
166
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
151
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fianarantsoa Province
2 Families width 22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802)Hawk Moths14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fianarantsoa Province
18 Genera with 22 Species
Afroptilum Gillies, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Antherina Sonthonnax, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Argema Wallengren, 1846African moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Basiothia Walker, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Batocnema Rothschild &..., 18752SpeciesTaxom
Bunaea Hübner, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Coelonia Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Euchloron Boisduval, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Maassenia Saalmüller, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Maltagorea Bouyer, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Panogena Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Rhagastis Rothschild &..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tagoropsis Felder, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fianarantsoa Province
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afroptilum confusum Lugo-Ortiz &..., 1998
Afroptilum lepidum Lugo-Ortiz &..., 1998
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Antherina suraka Boisduval, 1833Suraka Silk Moth
Argema mittrei Guérin-Ménev..., 1846Comet Moth
Basiothia laticornis Butler, 1879
Batocnema cocquereli Boisduval, 1875
Batocnema coquerelii Boisduval, 1875
Bunaea aslauga (Kirby, 1877)⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780
Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875Fulvous Sphinx
Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758Verdant Hawk
Hippotion batschi Keferstein, 1878
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hyles biguttata Walker, 1856
Maassenia heydeni Saalmuller, 1884
Maltagorea subocellata Butler, 1880
Maltagorea viettei Basquin, 2013
Panogena jasmini Boisduval, 1875
Pseudoclanis grandidieri grandidieri Mabille, 1879
Rhagastis lambertoni Clark, 1923
Tagoropsis auricolor Mabille, 1879
Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856)⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Fianarantsoa Province
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
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
12
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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