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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Réunion (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
238
1500
2751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
238
1500
2751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
231
1477
2721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
155
1242
2412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
576
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
576
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
576
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
293
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
261
566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
11
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Réunion
1 Family width 24 Species and 6 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths24SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Réunion
11 Genera with 24 Species
Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758Death's head Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Basiothia Walker, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Cephonodes Hübner, 1771Bee Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Coelonia Rothschild &..., 18334SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Euchloron Boisduval, 20105SpeciesTaxom
Hippotion Hübner, 19336SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Nephele Hübner, 18243SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Réunion
24 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758African death's head hawkmoth
Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Basiothia medea Fabricius, 1781Small Verdant Hawk
Cephonodes apus (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771
Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth
Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771
Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875Fulvous Sphinx
Coelonia pottgensi Deschamps, 2023
Coelonia solani Boisduval, 1833
Coelonia solani solani Boisduval, 1833
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Euchloron lacordairei (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758
Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758Verdant Hawk
Euchloron megaera lacordairei Boisduval, 1833
Euchloron megaera orhanti Haxaire, 2010
Hippotion celerio L., 1758Common striated hawkmoth
Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779Common Striped Hawk
Hippotion geryon Boisduval, 1875
Hippotion gracilis (Butler, 1875)⇒ Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779
Hippotion luridus Gehlen., 1944
Hippotion saclavorum Boisduval, 1933
Hyles biguttata Walker, 1856
Macroglossum aesalon Mabille, 1879
Macroglossum aesalon aesalon Mabille, 1879
Macroglossum milvus Boisduval, 1833
Macroglossum soror Rothschild &..., 1903
Nephele densoi Keferstein, 1870
Nephele oenopion Hübner, 1824Yellow Barred Nephele
Nephele oenopion oenopion Hübner, 1824

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Réunion
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
11
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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