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Checklist of Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
for Society Windward Islands (Society Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
440
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
440
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
140
431
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
348
593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
22
81
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
22
81
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
81
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
51
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
50
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Society Windward Islands
1 Family width 5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Society Windward Islands
4 Genera with 5 Species
Agrius Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gnathothlibus Wallengren, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Philodila Rothschild &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Society Windward Islands
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758Convolvulus hawk moth
Gnathothlibus collardi Haxaire, 2002
Gnathothlibus erotus Cramer, 1777White-brow Hawk Moth
Macroglossum hirundo (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871
Macroglossum hirundo hirundo Boisduval, 1832
Philodila astyanor Boisduval, 1875

Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Society Windward Islands
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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