Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 320
2212
3737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 318
2210
3735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 306
2162
3656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 206
1743
3045 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
754
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
754
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 48
752
1286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
479
826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
434
751 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
18
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mauritius
2 Families width 33 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Mauritius
18 Genera with 33 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Basiothia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1843 | Bee Hawk Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1833 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1833 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ludia Wallengren, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1823 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1772 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Samia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1775 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mauritius
33 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781 | Small Verdant Hawk | | Cephonodes apus (Boisduval, 1833) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Cephonodes cynniris Guérin, 1844 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Coelonia mauritii (Butler, 1877) | ⇒ Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | | Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833 | | | Coelonia solani solani Boisduval, 1833 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Deilephila porcellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Small elephant hawk moth | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Euchloron megaera lacordairei Boisduval, 1833 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion isis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Ludia obscura aora | | | Macroglossum aesalon Mabille, 1879 | | | Macroglossum aesalon aesalon Mabille, 1879 | | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum milvus Boisduval, 1833 | | | Macroglossum soror Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Macroglossum trochilus (Jacob Hubner, 1823) | ⇒ Cephonodes trochilus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | | Nephele oenopion Hübner, 1824 | Yellow Barred Nephele | | Nephele oenopion oenopion Hübner, 1824 | | | Proserpinus proserpina Pallas, 1772 | Willowherb hawk moth | | Samia cynthia Drury, 1773 | Ailanthus silk moth | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth | | Sphinx (Hyloicus) pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 | Larch hawk moth | | Sphinx (Sphinx) ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 | Privet Hawk Moth |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Mauritius | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 15
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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