Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 318
2012
3743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 316
2008
3738 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 308
1984
3697 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 198
1530
2907 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 45
496
919 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 45
496
919 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
496
919 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
236
424 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
208
380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 2
11
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Seychelles
2 Families width 23 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Seychelles
11 Genera with 23 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Batocnema Rothschild &..., 1909 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1960 | Bee Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Daphnis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphora Wallengren, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1823 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephele Hübner, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1876 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Seychelles
23 Species and 6 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 | | Batocnema aldabrensis Aurivillius, 1909 | | | Batocnema coquerelii Boisduval, 1875 | | | Batocnema coquerelii aldabrensis Aurivillius, 1909 | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes hylas virescens Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Cephonodes tamsi Griveaud, 1960 | | | Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758 | Army Green Moth | | Epiphora pelosoma Rothschild, 1907 | | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Hippotion aurora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hippotion aurora aurora Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hippotion aurora delicata Rothschild &..., 1915 | | | Hippotion aurora gloriosana Rothschild &..., 1915 | | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hippotion delicata Rothschild &..., 1915 | | | Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | Common Striped Hawk | | Hippotion geryon Boisduval, 1875 | | | Hippotion gracilis (Butler, 1875) | ⇒ Hippotion eson Cramer, 1779 | | Hippotion isis Rothschild &..., 1903 | | | Hippotion osiris Dalman, 1823 | Large Striped Hawk-moth | | Macroglossum alluaudi de Joannis, 1893 | | | Nephele leighi Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 | Smoky Temnora | | Temnora fumosa seychellensis Bolotov & Sp..., 2021 | | | Temnora peckoveri (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Temnora fumosa Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Seychelles | 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 | 10
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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