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Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region La Digue (Seychelles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
34
75
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
34
75
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
31
70
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
26
64
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
42
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
42
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
42
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
26
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for La Digue
1 Family width 3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for La Digue
3 Genera with 3 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1960Bee Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 20211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Digue
3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Cephonodes tamsi Griveaud, 1960
Temnora fumosa seychellensis Bolotov & Sp..., 2021

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in La Digue
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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