Checklist for Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hawk-moths)
and region Toamasina Province (Madagascar)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 175
984
1477 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 175
984
1477 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 158
931
1416 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 125
859
1355 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
431
651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
431
651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
431
651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
284
469 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
239
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx | 3
16
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Toamasina Province
3 Families width 20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Toamasina Province
16 Genera with 20 Species | Acherontia Laspeyres, 1758 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroptilum Gillies, 1998 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antherina Sonthonnax, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argema Wallengren, 1846 | African moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Batocnema Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bunaea Hübner, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1960 | Bee Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coelonia Rothschild &..., 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloron Boisduval, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gynoeryx Carcasson, 1956 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malagasanja Bouyer, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoclanis Rothschild, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Temnora Walker, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theretra Hübner, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthopan Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Toamasina Province
20 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 | African death's head hawkmoth | | Afroptilum confusum Lugo-Ortiz &..., 1998 | | | Afroptilum lepidum Lugo-Ortiz &..., 1998 | | | Antherina suraka Boisduval, 1833 | Suraka Silk Moth | | Argema mittrei Guérin-Ménev..., 1846 | Comet Moth | | Batocnema cocquereli Boisduval, 1875 | | | Batocnema coquerelii Boisduval, 1875 | | | Bunaea aslauga (Kirby, 1877) | ⇒ Bunaea alcinoe Stoll, 1780 | | Cephonodes rufescens Griveaud, 1960 | | | Coelonia fulvinotata Butler, 1875 | Fulvous Sphinx | | Euchloron megaera Linnaeus, 1758 | Verdant Hawk | | Gynoeryx brevis Oberthur, 1909 | | | Gynoeryx meander Boisduval, 1875 | | | Gynoeryx paulianii Viette, 1956 | | | Hippotion griveaudi Carcasson, 1968 | | | Malagasanja palliatella Viette, 1954 | | | Pseudoclanis grandidieri grandidieri Mabille, 1879 | | | Temnora nitida Jordan, 1920 | | | Theretra megalesia Viette, 1956 | | | Xanthopan morganii (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Xanthopan morgani Walker, 1856 |
Subnodes of Bombycoidea with occurrences in Toamasina Province | Family | Eupterotidae
Swinhoe, 1892
Giant Lappet Moths, Monkey Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | 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 | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworm moths, Hornworms, Sphinx moths | 11
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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